Sentences with phrase «called focal adhesion kinase»

The team at Barts Cancer Institute, part of Queen Mary University of London, have found that a molecule, called focal adhesion kinase (FAK), signals the body to repair itself after chemotherapy or radiotherapy, which kill cancer cells by damaging DNA.

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The protein, known as focal adhesion kinase, or FAK, activates an enzyme called AKT, which helps islet cells in the pancreas to survive.

The stress hormone treatment activated a protein called FAK (focal adhesion kinase), which is known to protect cells from anoikis.