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CRITICAL REVIEWS IN IMMUNOLOGY
Volume 35, Issue 1, Pages 15-31Publisher
BEGELL HOUSE INC
DOI: 10.1615/CritRevImmunol.2015012327
Keywords
ezrin; radixin; moesin; B cell; membrane dynamics; microclusters; signaling; germinal center
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- NIH [AI081743]
- Cancer Research Institute
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Dynamic reorganization of the cortical cytoskeleton is essential for numerous cellular processes, including B- and T-cell activation and migration. The ezrin-radixin-moesin (ERM) family of proteins plays structural and regulatory roles in the rearrangement of plasma membrane flexibility and protrusions through its members' reversible interaction with cortical actin filaments and the plasma membrane. Recent studies demonstrated that ERM proteins not only are involved in cytoskeletal organization but also offer a platform for the transmission of signals in response to a variety of extracellular stimuli through their ability to cross-link transmembrane receptors with downstream signaling components. In this review, we summarize present knowledge relating to ERMs and recent progress made toward elucidating a novel role for them in the regulation of B-cell function in health and disease.
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