Enzyme Research
New enzyme research findings from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Department of Structural Biology described
Published in Hospital Law Weekly, February 21st, 2008
New research, 'Phosphorylation of paxillin LD4 destabilizes helix formation and inhibits binding to focal adhesion kinase,' is the subject of a report. "Cell migration is a dynamic process that requires the coordinated formation and disassembly of focal adhesions (FAs). Several proteins such as paxillin, focal adhesion kinase (FAK), and G protein-coupled receptor kinase-interacting protein 1 (GIT1) are known to play a regulatory role in FA disassembly and turnover," scientists in the United States report.
"However, the mechanisms by which this occurs remain to be elucidated. Paxillin has been shown to bind the C-terminal domain of FAK in FAs, and an increasing number of...
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Source: Hospital Law Weekly (2008-02-21)
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