Anti-Ezrin Antibody, clone 4A5, Ascites Free clone 4A5, from mouse

Ezrin (UniProt Q8HZQ5; also known as Cytovillin, Villin-2, p81) is encoded by the EZR (also known as VIL2) gene (Gene ID 100008846) in Oryctolagus cuniculus (Rabbit) species. Ezrin, radixin, and moesin are the three ERM protein family members that crosslink actin filaments with plasma membranes and play an important role in the cell cortex architecture. In its inactive state, ezrin is located in the cytosol in a conformation involving intramolecular interaction between its N- and C-terminal. Ezrin is activated by phosphorylation, which causes a conformation change that disrupts the head-to-tail intramolecular interaction. Upon activation, ezrin binds to the cytoplasmic tails of multiple adhesion and signaling membrane molecules, such as CD44, growth factor receptors, and vascular adhesion molecule (VCAM1). The initiator methionine of ezrin is removed posttranslationally to yield the mature protein (a.a. 2-586) with an N-termina FERM domain (a.a. 2-295) that mediates interaction with microtubules.