Fig. 1. Organization of the domains of focal adhesion kinase. The N-terminal domain
shares similarity with members of the FERM homology domain family of proteins
and directs interactions with integrins and growth factor receptors. The
central domain is the catalytic domain. The C-terminal domain contains sites
for multiple protein-protein interactions. Site I (SI) is an interaction site
for the SH3 domain of Cas; site II (SII) is the site of interaction with the
SH3 domains of GRAF and ASAP. Y397 is the major site of autophosphorylation
and a site of interaction with the SH2 domain of Src. FAT denotes the region
required for focal adhesion targeting. The inset illustrates the four helical
bundle that makes up the FAT domain. Paxillin interacts within sequences with
the FAT domain; these sequences are denoted in yellow in the FAT structure.
Additional sites of tyrosine and serine phosphorylation are indicated.