Review Article

Regulation of Adherens Junction Dynamics by Phosphorylation Switches

Table 1

Kinases and phosphatases regulating phosphorylation of AJ proteins.

Gene symbolProtein namePhosphorylation typeLocalizationReference

    Kinases
SRCProto-oncogene tyrosine-Tyrnonreceptor[23, 30, 31]
protein kinase Src
CSKc-src tyrosine kinaseTyrnonreceptor[24, 32, 33]
FYNTyrosine-protein kinase FynTyrnonreceptor[3436]
ABL1Abl1Tyrnonreceptor[37, 38]
SYKTyrosine protein kinase SYKTyrnonreceptor[39, 40]
PTK2BProtein-tyrosine kinase 2-betaTyrnonreceptor[4143]
FERTyrosine-protein kinase FerTyrnonreceptor[44]
EGFREpidermal growth factor receptorTyrReceptor[45]
cMET/HGFHepatocyte growth factor receptorTyrReceptor[46]
PRKCAProtein kinase C alpha typeSer/Thrnonreceptor[47]
PRKACAcAMP-dependent proteinSer/Thrnonreceptor[48, 49]
Kinase catalytic subunit alpha
ROCK1Rho-associated, coiled-coilSer/Thrnonreceptor [50]
containing protein kinase 1
PRKCDProtein kinase C delta typeSer/Thrnonreceptor[51, 52]
CSNK1ECasein kinase I isoform epsilonSer/Thrnonreceptor[53]
CSNK2A1Casein kinase 2Ser/Thrnonreceptor[54]
PAK1Serine/threonine-protein kinase PAK 1Ser/Thrnonreceptor[5557]
MAPK8JNKSer/Thrnonreceptor[58]
PRKD1Protein kinase D1Ser/Thrnonreceptor[59]
PRKCIAtypical protein kinase C-lambda/iotaSer/Thrnonreceptor[60]
PRKCZProtein kinase C zeta typeSer/Thrnonreceptor[60]
MARK2MAP/microtubule affinity-Ser/Thrnonreceptor [61]
Regulating kinase 2, Par-1

    Phosphatases
PTPN1Tyrosine-protein phosphatase nonTyrnonreceptor[19, 6264]
receptor type 1, PTP1B
PTPN6Tyrosine-protein phosphatase nonTyrnonreceptor [65]
receptor type 6, SHP1
PTPN11Tyrosine-protein phosphatase non-Tyrnonreceptor [66]
receptor type 11, SHP2
PTPN12Tyrosine-protein phosphatase non-Tyrnonreceptor [67]
receptor type 12, PTP-PEST
PTPN14Tyrosine-protein phosphatase non-Tyrnonreceptor [68]
receptor type 14, PEZ
ACP1Acid phosphatase of erythrocyte, LMW-PTPTyrnonreceptor[69, 70]
PTPRJReceptor-type tyrosine-proteinTyrReceptor [71]
phosphatase eta (R-PTP-eta), DEP1
PTPRMReceptor-type tyrosine-proteinTyrReceptor[7274]
phosphatase mu (RPTP mu)
PTPRTReceptor-type tyrosine-proteinTyrReceptor [75]
phosphatase T (R-PTP-T)
PTPRUReceptor-type tyrosine-proteinTyrReceptor[76, 77]
phosphatase U (R-PTP-U)
PTPRKReceptor-type tyrosine-proteinTyrReceptor[78, 79]
phosphatase kappa
PTPRFReceptor-type tyrosine-proteinTyrReceptor[8082]
phosphatase F, LAR
PPP2CASerine/threonine-protein phosphatase 2ASer/Thrnonreceptor[8385]
catalytic subunit alpha isoform