Review Article

Role of Ezrin in Asthma-Related Airway Inflammation and Remodeling

Table 1

Posttranslational modifications of ezrin protein.

Phosphorylation siteKinases/phosphorylation factorsBiological effectsReferences

Serine-66Protein kinase A (PKA)Mediate the remodeling of the apical membrane cytoskeleton[64]
Tyrosine-145, 146SrcParticipate in cell proliferation, adhesion, and migration[56, 57]
Tyrosine-190Src Homology-2 (SH2)A docking point, the premise for phosphorylation of Tyrosine-145[24]
Threonine-235Cyclin-dependent kinase 5 (CDK5)Cooperates with Threonine-576[23, 55]
Tyrosine-270Affect the FERM-membrane interaction[30]
Tyrosine-291Weaken the FERM and C-terminal interaction[30]
Tyrosine-353Phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3-kinase) PI3-kinase/Akt pathwayParticipate in the reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton[5860]
Tyrosine-354Link to mobility and cellular adhesion[57, 61]
Tyrosine-477Src, epidermal growth factor (EGF)Promotes the cell diffusion[62, 63]
Serine-535, 536Bach2Weaken the FERM and C-terminal interaction[30, 65]
Threonine-567Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2)
Nck-interacting kinase (NIK)
G protein-coupled receptor kinase 2 (GRK2)
Uncoupling of FERM and C-terminal domains[5153]
Arginine579
Glu244
Form a tight salt bridge[30]