MSN, Official Symbol MSNprovided by HGNC Official Full Name moesinprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:7373 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000147065 MIM:309845; AllianceGenome:HGNC:7373 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as HEL70; IMD50 Summary Moesin (for membrane-organizing extension spike protein) is a member of the ERM family which includes ezrin and radixin. ERM proteins appear to function as cross-linkers between plasma membranes and actin-based cytoskeletons. Moesin is localized to filopodia and other membranous protrusions that are important for cell-cell recognition and signaling and for cell movement. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Ubiquitous expression in lung (RPKM 147.3), appendix (RPKM 142.6) and 24 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all