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. 2013 Feb 6;3:7. doi: 10.1186/2045-3701-3-7

Table 1.

A partial list of Filamin-A interacting partners

Interacting partners Binding sites* Approach** Significance Reference
Cytoskeleton and cell shape maintenance
F-actin
ABD, Rod-1
b
3D F-actin networks with unique mechanical and physiological properties
[47,54]
Calmodulin
ABD
b
Regulates F-actin binding in vitro
[55]
R-Ras
3
b, c
Enhances integrin activation and maintains endothelial barrier
[56,57]
Syk
5
b, c
Supports ITAM-mediated receptor signaling in platelet
[58]
Vimentin
1-8
c
Vimentin phosphorylation, cell surface expression of β1 integrins and cell spreading on collagen
[52,53]
Supervillin
8–10, 20–22
a
Cell spreading
[59]
Membrane and membrane associated proteins
Dopamine D2 and D3 receptors
19
a, b, c
Stabilizes β-arrestins-filamin-A complex
[60,61]
Pro-Prion
10,16–18, 20, 21, 23
b, c
Enhances the binding of filamin-A with β1 integrin, and promotes cell spreading and migration in melanoma
[62,63]
GPI bα (CD 42b)
17
b, c
Intracellular trafficking and maintains the size of platelets
[64,65]
β Integrins
21
c
Adhesion, mechanoprotection and competing binding site with talin to regulate integrin activation
[66,67]
Tissue factor
22-24
a, b
Supports cell spreading and migration
[68]
CEACAM 1
23–24
a, b
Reduces cell migration
[69]
Migfilin (FBLP-1)
21
a, b, c
Disconnects filamin-A from integrin and promotes talin-integrin binding
[48,70-72]
Caveolin-1
22-24
a, b
Intracellular trafficking
[73,74]
Intracellular signaling
β-arrestins
22
a, b, c
ERK activation and actin cytoskeleton reorganization
[75]
Wee1
22-24
b, c
Regulates Wee1 expression and promotes G2/M phase progression
[42]
K-RAS
nd
nd
Filamin-A deficiency reduces K-RAS oncogenic potentials
[76]
NIK
nd
b
Mediates the activation of the IKKα/NF-κB cascade through CD28 signaling
[77]
sst2
19-20, 21-24
b, c
Negative control on PI3K pathway
[78]
Androgen receptor
16-19
a, b, c
Required for androgen-induced cell migration
[79,80]
SEK1
22-23
a, b, c
Tumor necrosis factor-alpha signaling
[81]
TRAF2
15-19
a, b, c
Inflammatory signal transduction
[82]
Small GTP-binding proteins and their regulators
Rho/Cdc42/RalA
24
c
Remodeling of cytoskeleton
[83]
ROCK
24
b, c
Remodeling of cytoskeleton
[84]
FilGAP
23
a, b, c
Cell spreading and GAP activation
[17,85]
Trio
23–24
c
GEF for RhoG/Rac1 and RhoA and required for ruffling
[86]
Nuclear function associated proteins
BRCA1
23-24
a, b, c
Facilitates the recruitment of BRAC1 and RAD51 to DNA damage sites and stabilizes the DNA-PK holoenzyme
[87]
BRCA2
21-24
a, b, c
Required for efficient homologous recombination DNA repair and recovery of G2/M phase arrest
[88-90]
RefilinB
15-24
a, b
Stabilizes perinuclear actin actin networks and regulates nuclear shape
[91]
TIF-IA, RPA40
ABD
b
Suppresses ribosomal RNA gene transcription
[92]
TAF1B/mKIAA1093 1-7 a, c Possible role in rRNA production, protein translation and the organization of centromeres [93]

Note:

*: This column indicates the domains involved in the respective interactions. Numbers in this column represent the repeat numbers of filamin-A.

**: The approaches used to demonstrate the interaction including, (a) yeast two-hybrid; (b) in vitro pull-down; (c) co-immunoprecipitation; or (nd), not determined.