Identifiers
HUGO:MYLK HUGO:MYLK2
Maps_Modules
MODULE:TUMOR_KILLING MODULE:EFFECTOR_ACTIVATION MODULE:EXOCYTOSIS_AND_PHAGOCYTOSIS
References
MACROPHAGE
PMID:25712372, PMID:12194823
MLCK and ROCK phosphorylares RLC
inhibition of the Rho → ROK → myosin-II pathway caused a decreased accumulation of Arp2/3 complex and F-actin around bound particles, which led to a reduction in CR-mediated phagocytic engulfment.
MLCK caused a significant reduction of both myosin-IIA localization and particle uptake, while it did not affect actin or Arp2/3 complex recruitment, suggesting a role for MLCK and myosin-IIA in later steps of phagosome formation
PMID:10733514
ERK2 activated MLCK, resulting in phosphorylation of the MLCK substrate or of the myosin light chain itself.
And induces phagocytosis.