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Ezrin Orchestrates Signal Transduction in Airway Cells.

Lei-Miao Yin, Ting-Ting Duan, Luis Ulloa, Yong-Qing Yang

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Review in Reviews of physiology, biochemistry and pharmacology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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25citing papers in PubMed
5.8field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. On the mechanism of ezrin activation.Biophysical journal · 2026
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  3. On the Mechanism of Ezrin Activation.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Lei-Miao YinLaboratory of Molecular Biology, Shanghai Research Institute of Acupuncture and Meridian, Yue Yang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200030, China.
Ting-Ting DuanLaboratory of Molecular Biology, Shanghai Research Institute of Acupuncture and Meridian, Yue Yang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200030, China.
Luis UlloaLaboratory of Molecular Biology, Shanghai Research Institute of Acupuncture and Meridian, Yue Yang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200030, China. Luis.Ulloa@Rutgers.edu.
Yong-Qing YangLaboratory of Molecular Biology, Shanghai Research Institute of Acupuncture and Meridian, Yue Yang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200030, China. yyq@shutcm.edu.cn.
Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CN

Funding

Dopaminergic regulation of the immune systemR01GM114180 · NIGMS · RBHS-NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI ULLOA, LUIS · 2015 to 2018
$1.2M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM114180
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ezrin is a critical structural protein that organizes receptor complexes and orchestrates their signal transduction. In this study, we review the ezrin-meditated regulation of critical receptor complexes, including the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), CD44, vascular cell adhesion molecule (VCAM), and the deleted in colorectal cancer (DCC) receptor. We also analyze the ezrin-meditated regulation of critical pathways associated with asthma, such as the RhoA, Rho-associated protein kinase (ROCK), and protein kinase A (cAMP/PKA) pathways. Mounting evidence suggests that ezrin plays a role in controlling airway cell function and potentially contributes to respiratory diseases. Ezrin can participate in asthma pathogenesis by affecting bronchial epithelium repair, T lymphocyte regulation, and the contraction of the airway smooth muscle cells. These studies provide new insights for the design of novel therapeutic strategies for asthma treatment.

Indexed as

Signal TransductionAsthmaBronchiCyclic AMP-Dependent Protein KinasesCytoskeletal ProteinsDCC ReceptorEpithelial CellsErbB ReceptorsEzrinHumansHyaluronan ReceptorsMyocytes, Smooth MusclerhoA GTP-Binding Proteinrho-Associated KinasesVascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1CD44 protein, humanCyclic AMP-Dependent Protein KinasesCytoskeletal ProteinsDCC protein, humanDCC ReceptorEGFR protein, humanErbB ReceptorsEzrinHyaluronan ReceptorsrhoA GTP-Binding ProteinRHOA protein, humanrho-Associated KinasesVascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1Actin-binding proteinsAirway cellsAsthmaEzrin

Identifiers

PMID28702704
PMCPMC6289583
OpenAlexW2735914888

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