Focal Adhesion Kinase Promotes Hepatic Stellate Cell Activation by Regulating Plasma Membrane Localization of TGFβ Receptor 2

Yunru Chen, Qing Li, Kangsheng Tu, Yuanguo Wang, Xianghu Wang, Dandan Liu, Chen Chen, Donglian Liu, Rendong Yang, Wei Qiu, Ningling Kang – 20 December 2019 – Transforming growth factor β (TGFβ) induces hepatic stellate cell (HSC) differentiation into tumor‐promoting myofibroblast, although underlying mechanism remains incompletely understood. Focal adhesion kinase (FAK) is activated in response to TGFβ stimulation, so it transmits TGFβ stimulus to extracellular signal‐regulated kinase and P38 mitogen‐activated protein kinase signaling.

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