Review Article

A Review on Adducin from Functional to Pathological Mechanisms: Future Direction in Cancer

Table 1

Phosphorylation and calmodulin binding sites and the functional consequences.

Phosphorylation sitesFunctional consequencesReferences

Protein kinase Aα-Ser-726 
β-Ser-713 
α-Ser-408 
α-Ser-436 
α-Ser-481
Inhibit of actin-binding activity 
Inhibit spectrin-recruiting activity 
Inhibit calmodulin-binding activity 
Localize cell-cell contact in epithelial cells
[36, 53, 57]
α-Ser-481Stabilize endothelial adhesion junctions[59]

Protein kinase Cα-Ser-726 
β-Ser-713
Inhibit actin-capping activity 
Inhibit spectrin-recruiting activity 
Inhibit calmodulin-binding activity
[29, 37, 53]
β-Ser-713 
β-Ser-726
Nucleus translocation: support the structure of heterochromatin and centrioles during mitosis[64]
α-Ser-726Promote membrane protrusions and cell motility[58]
Protein kinase C and calpainα-Ser-726 
γ-Ser-656–668
Platelet activation and maintaining shape of resting platelet[38, 56]

Rho-kinaseα-Thr-445 
α-Thr-480
Enhance actin filament binding activity 
Enhance membrane ruffling 
Enhance cell motility
[54, 55]

Ca2+/calmodulinα-718–734 
β-425–444 
β-705–721
Inhibit actin-capping activity 
Inhibit spectrin-recruiting activity 
Affect the rate of phosphorylation
[28, 33, 73]