Overexpression of the Focal Adhesion Kinase (p125FAK) in Invasive Human Tumors

LV Owens, L Xu, RJ Craven, GA Dent, TM Weiner… - Cancer research, 1995 - AACR
The focal adhesion kinase (FAK) gene encodes a tyrosine kinase (p125 FAK ) thought to be
involved in signal transduction pathways used in cell adhesion, motility, and anchorage-…

[PDF][PDF] Rak functions as a tumor suppressor by regulating PTEN protein stability and function

…, GB Mills, F Meric-Bernstam, BT Hennessy, RJ Craven… - Cancer cell, 2009 - cell.com
Expression of the PTEN tumor suppressor is frequently lost in breast cancer in the absence
of mutation or promoter methylation through as yet undetermined mechanisms. In this study, …

PGRMC1 (progesterone receptor membrane component 1): a targetable protein with multiple functions in steroid signaling, P450 activation and drug binding

HJ Rohe, IS Ahmed, KE Twist, RJ Craven - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2009 - Elsevier
Hormone signaling is important in a number of disease states, and hormone receptors are
effective therapeutic targets. PGRMC1 (progesterone receptor membrane component 1) is a …

Attenuation of the expression of the focal adhesion kinase induces apoptosis in tumor cells

…, GC Sturge, X Yang, ET Liu, RJ Craven… - Cell Growth and …, 1996 - AACR
The focal adhesion kinase (FAK) is a nonreceptor protein tyrosine kinase implicated in
integrin-mediated signal transduction pathways, oncogenic transformation by v-src, and the …

[HTML][HTML] High focal adhesion kinase expression in invasive breast carcinomas is associated with an aggressive phenotype

…, J Geradts, M Iacocca, D Cowan, D Little, RJ Craven… - Modern pathology, 2005 - Elsevier
Focal adhesion kinase (FAK) is a protein tyrosine kinase expressed in invasive breast
cancer that regulates antiapoptotic signaling. We have examined FAK expression by …

Focal adhesion kinase as a marker of invasive potential in differentiated human thyroid cancer

…, GA Dent, XH Yang, GC Sturge, RJ Craven… - Annals of Surgical …, 1996 - Springer
Background: The FAK gene encodes a 125-kDa tyrosine kinase (p125 FAK ) involved in
signal transduction pathways used in cell adhesion, motility, and anchorage-independent …

Focal adhesion kinase suppresses apoptosis by binding to the death domain of receptor-interacting protein

…, LH Xu, X Yang, AS Baldwin Jr, RJ Craven… - … and cellular biology, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
Tumor cells resist the apoptotic stimuli associated with invasion and metastasis by activating
survival signals that suppress apoptosis. Focal adhesion kinase (FAK), a tyrosine kinase …

[HTML][HTML] The focal adhesion kinase suppresses transformation-associated, anchorage-independent apoptosis in human breast cancer cells: involvement of death …

…, DA Brenner, AS Baldwin, RJ Craven… - Journal of Biological …, 2000 - ASBMB
The focal adhesion kinase (FAK) is a mediator of cell-extracellular matrix signaling events
and is overexpressed in tumor cells. In order to rapidly down-regulate FAK function in normal …

Receptor tyrosine kinases expressed in metastatic colon cancer

RJ Craven, L Xu, TM Weiner, YW Fridell… - … journal of cancer, 1995 - Wiley Online Library
Using a PCR‐based cloning technique, we have isolated a series of DNA fragments coding
for tyrosine kinases that are expressed in a metastatic human colon tumor, and have …

Progesterone receptor membrane component 1 (Pgrmc1): a heme-1 domain protein that promotes tumorigenesis and is inhibited by a small molecule

…, HJ Rohe, KE Twist, MN Mattingly, RJ Craven - … of Pharmacology and …, 2010 - ASPET
Tumorigenesis requires the concerted action of multiple pathways, including pathways that
stimulate proliferation and increase metabolism. Progesterone receptor membrane …