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. 2023 Mar 18;12(1):16. doi: 10.1038/s41389-023-00460-8

Fig. 4. FASN promotes cell migration and invasion.

Fig. 4

FASN is phosphorylated by HER2 increasing its activity and being responsible for an activation of MMP-9 that degrades the extracellular matrix (ECM). FASN exerts a positive feedback loop by allowing HER2 localization into lipid rafts. Through a respective reduction and increase of E-cadherin and vimentin expression, FASN promotes EMT reinforced by the proper localization of the c-Met receptor into lipid rafts. FASN interacts with Src and caveolin-1. FASN indirectly participates in caveolin-1 palmitoylation which in turn promotes Src and Akt activity leading to cell migration. The dotted arrows represent an indirect effect.