Activation of FAK on Lipid Membranes (IMAGE)

Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas (CNIO)

Activation of FAK on Lipid Membranes

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Assembly of oligomeric FAK (yellow/cyan) on the membrane (purple) triggers autophosphosphorylation. Shown is a state where the autophosphorylation site (red glow) is bound to the active site of the FAK kinase.

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