Moesin/Ezrin/Radixin Antibody - #AF6722

Ezrin-radixin-moesin (ERM) family protein that connects the actin cytoskeleton to the plasma membrane and thereby regulates the structure and function of specific domains of the cell cortex. Tethers actin filaments by oscillating between a resting and an activated state providing transient interactions between moesin and the actin cytoskeleton. Once phosphorylated on its C-terminal threonine, moesin is activated leading to interaction with F-actin and cytoskeletal rearrangement. These rearrangements regulate many cellular processes, including cell shape determination, membrane transport, and signal transduction. The role of moesin is particularly important in immunity acting on both T and B-cells homeostasis and self-tolerance, regulating lymphocyte egress from lymphoid organs. Modulates phagolysosomal biogenesis in macrophages (By similarity). Participates also in immunologic synapse formation.

Phosphorylation on Thr-558 is crucial for the formation of microvilli-like structures. Phosphorylation by ROCK2 suppresses the head-to-tail association of the N-terminal and C-terminal halves resulting in an opened conformation which is capable of actin and membrane-binding (By similarity). Phosphorylation on Thr-558 by STK10 negatively regulates lymphocyte migration and polarization.

S-nitrosylation of Cys-117 is induced by interferon-gamma and oxidatively-modified low-densitity lipoprotein (LDL(ox)) implicating the iNOS-S100A8/9 transnitrosylase complex.

Cell membrane>Peripheral membrane protein>Cytoplasmic side. Cytoplasm>Cytoskeleton. Apical cell membrane>Peripheral membrane protein>Cytoplasmic side. Cell projection>Microvillus membrane>Peripheral membrane protein>Cytoplasmic side. Cell projection>Microvillus.
Note: Phosphorylated form is enriched in microvilli-like structures at apical membrane. Increased cell membrane localization of both phosphorylated and non-phosphorylated forms seen after thrombin treatment (By similarity). Localizes at the uropods of T lymphoblasts.

In all tissues and cultured cells studied.

In resting T-cells, part of a PAG1-SLC9A3R1-MSN complex which is disrupted upon TCR activation. Interacts with SLC9A3R1. Interacts with PPP1R16B. Interacts with PDZD8. Interacts with SELPLG and SYK; these interaction mediate the activation of SYK by SELPLG. Interacts with PDPN (via cytoplasmic domain); this interaction activates RHOA and promotes epithelial-mesenchymal transition. Interacts with SPN/CD43. Interacts with CD44. Interacts with ICAM2 (By similarity). Interacts with ICAM3 (via C-terminus). Interacts with PDZD8. Interacts with F-actin. Interacts with CD46. Interacts with PTPN6 (By similarity).

(Microbial infection) Interacts with HIV-1 envelope protein gp120.

The [IL]-x-C-x-x-[DE] motif is a proposed target motif for cysteine S-nitrosylation mediated by the iNOS-S100A8/A9 transnitrosylase complex.

Probably plays a crucial role in the binding of the barbed end of actin filaments to the plasma membrane.

Phosphorylated by tyrosine-protein kinases. Phosphorylation by ROCK2 suppresses the head-to-tail association of the N-terminal and C-terminal halves resulting in an opened conformation which is capable of actin and membrane-binding (By similarity).

Cell membrane>Peripheral membrane protein>Cytoplasmic side. Cytoplasm>Cytoskeleton. Cleavage furrow. Cell projection>Microvillus.
Note: Highly concentrated in the undercoat of the cell-to-cell adherens junction and the cleavage furrow in the interphase and mitotic phase, respectively.

Binds SLC9A3R1. Interacts with NHERF1, NHERF2, LAYN, MME/NEP and ICAM2. Interacts with CPNE1 (via VWFA domain) and CPNE4 (via VWFA domain). Interacts with SPN and CD44 (By similarity).

The N-terminal domain interacts with the C-terminal domain of LAYN. An interdomain interaction between its N-terminal and C-terminal domains inhibits its ability to bind LAYN. In the presence of acidic phospholipids, the interdomain interaction is inhibited and this enhances binding to LAYN (By similarity).