FAK1 (focal adhesion kinase 1) is a non-receptor tyrosine kinase that localizes to focal adhesions in adherent cells and it is involved in diverse cellular roles. The N-terminal region of FAK1 contains a FERM domain which is subdivided FERM_N or A-lo ...
FAK1 (focal adhesion kinase 1) is a non-receptor tyrosine kinase that localizes to focal adhesions in adherent cells and it is involved in diverse cellular roles. The N-terminal region of FAK1 contains a FERM domain which is subdivided FERM_N or A-lobe, FERM_M or B-lobe and FERM_C or C-lobe. This entry represents the C-lobe, which is structurally similar to the PH and PTB domains and consequently is capable of binding to both peptides and phospholipids at different sites [1-5]. This domain is also present in protein-tyrosine kinase 2-beta (also known as PYK2), a cytoplasmic, non-receptor tyrosine kinase which is a close paralogue to FAK in vertebrates. FRMPD1/3/4 also contain this domain; FRMPD1 regulates the subcellular location of activator of G-protein signaling 3 and its interaction with G-proteins. FRMPD4 has been shown to regulate dendritic spine morphogenesis and the function of FRMPD3 is not clear.