Fig. 2. Regulation of cell migration and invasion by FAK through multiple signaling pathways.
Several mechanisms by which FAK regulates cell migration and invasion are depicted here. These include serving as a scaffold for Src phosphorylation of p130cas, direct phosphorylation of Grb7 in a PI3K dependent manner and phosphorylation of N-WASP to regulate its cytoplasmic retention to control cell migration in a variety of cells, and mediating phosphorylation of endophilin A2 by Src to regulate surface expression of MT1-MMP in cancer cells.