Ivetic, Aleksander, Florey, Oliver, Deka, Jurgen, Haskard, Dorian O., Ager, Ann ![]() |
Abstract
L-selectin is a cell adhesion molecule that mediates the initial capture (tethering) and subsequent rolling of leukocytes along ligands expressed on endothelial cells. We have previously identified ezrin and moesin as novel binding partners of the 17-amino acid L-selectin tail, but the biological role of this interaction is not known. Here we identify two basic amino acid residues within the L-selectin tail that are required for binding to ERM proteins: arginine 357 and lysine 362. L-selectin mutants defective for ERM binding show reduced localization to microvilli and decreased phorbol myristate acetate-induced shedding of the L-selectin ectodomain. Cells expressing these L-selectin mutants have reduced tethering to the L-selectin ligand PSGL-1, but rolling velocity on PSGL-1 is not affected. These results suggest that ERM proteins are required for microvillar positioning of L-selectin and that this is important both for leukocyte tethering and L-selectin shedding.
Item Type: | Article |
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Date Type: | Publication |
Status: | Published |
Schools: | Medicine Systems Immunity Research Institute (SIURI) |
Subjects: | R Medicine > R Medicine (General) |
Publisher: | American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
ISSN: | 0021-9258 |
Last Modified: | 20 Oct 2022 09:54 |
URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/33477 |
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