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Focal adhesion kinase is a substrate and downstream effector of SHP-2 complexed with Helicobacter pylori CagA.
Molecular and cellular biology - 1 Jan 2006
Tsutsumi Ryouhei, Takahashi Atsushi, Azuma Takeshi, Higashi Hideaki, Hatakeyama Masanori
Abstract excerpt
Infection with cagA-positive Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is associated with atrophic gastritis, peptic ulcer, and gastric adenocarcinoma. The cagA gene product CagA is translocated from H. pylori into gastric epithelial cells and undergoes tyrosine phosphorylation by Src family kinases (SFKs). Tyrosine-phosphorylated CagA binds and activates SHP-2 phosphatase and the C-terminal Src kinase (Csk) while inducing...
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