Thrombospondin-1 induces activation of focal adhesion kinase in vascular smooth muscle cells
Gahtan V, Wang X, Ikeda M, Willis A, Tuszynski G, Sumpio B. Thrombospondin-1 induces activation of focal adhesion kinase in vascular smooth muscle cells. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 1999, 29: 1031-1036. PMID: 10359937, DOI: 10.1016/s0741-5214(99)70244-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTyrosine phosphorylationAntiphosphotyrosine immunoblottingThrombospondin-1TSP-1-induced VSMC migrationFocal adhesion kinase (FAK) proteinSignal transduction pathwaysFocal adhesion kinaseFocal adhesion plaquesVSMC migrationExtracellular matrix proteinsPlatelet-derived growth factorCrude cell lysatesMolecular weight 68Adhesion kinaseTransduction pathwaysKinase proteinAdhesion plaquesVascular smooth muscle cell proliferationVascular smooth muscle cellsMatrix proteinsCell lysatesPhosphorylationSmooth muscle cell proliferationFAK antibodyProtein bands