FERM domain C-lobe of FERM, RhoGEF and pleckstrin domain-containing protein 1 and related proteins
Members here include FARP1 (also called Chondrocyte-derived ezrin-like protein; PH domain-containing family C member 2), FARP2 (also called FIR/FERM domain including RhoGEF; FGD1-related Cdc42-GEF/FRG), and FRMD7(FERM domain containing 7). FARP1 and FARP2 are members of the Dbl family guanine nucleotide exchange factors (GEFs) which are upstream positive regulators of Rho GTPases. FARP1 has increased expression in differentiated chondrocytes. FARP2 is thought to regulate neurite remodeling by mediating the signaling pathways from membrane proteins to Rac. It is found in brain, lung, and testis, as well as embryonic hippocampal and cortical neurons. These members are composed of a N-terminal FERM domain, a proline-rich (PR) domain, Dbl-homology (DH), and two C-terminal PH domains. Other members in this family do not contain the DH domains such as the Human FERM domain containing protein 7 and Caenorhabditis elegans CFRM3, both of which have unknown functions. They contain an N-terminal FERM domain, a PH domain, followed by a FA (FERM adjacent) domain. The FERM domain has a cloverleaf tripart structure composed of: (1) FERM_N (A-lobe or F1); (2) FERM_M (B-lobe, or F2); and (3) FERM_C (C-lobe or F3). The C-lobe/F3 within the FERM domain is part of the PH domain family. The FERM domain is found in the cytoskeletal-associated proteins such as ezrin, moesin, radixin, 4.1R, and merlin. These proteins provide a link between the membrane and cytoskeleton and are involved in signal transduction pathways. The FERM domain is also found in protein tyrosine phosphatases (PTPs), the tyrosine kinases FAK and JAK, in addition to other proteins involved in signaling. This domain is structurally similar to the PH and PTB domains and consequently is capable of binding to both peptides and phospholipids at different sites.
Feature 1:putative actin binding site 2 [polypeptide binding site]
Evidence:
Comment:ERM and merlin proteins might utilize interaction of the second masking motif with the FERM domain to compete with and suppress the binding of this region to actin
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