The transmembrane receptor CD44 conveys important signals from the extracellular microenvironment to the cytoplasm, a phenomena known as "outside-in" signaling. CD44 exists as several isoforms that result from alternative splicing, which differ only in the extracellular domain but yet exhibit different activities. CD44 is a binding partner for the membrane-cytoskeleton cross-linker protein ezrin. In this study, we demonstrate that only CD44 standard (CD44s) colocalizes and interacts with the actin cross-linkers ezrin and moesin using well-characterized cell lines engineered to express different CD44 isoforms. Importantly, we also show that the association CD44s-ezrin-actin is an important modulator of Fas-mediated apoptosis. The results highlight a mechanism by which signals from the extracellular milieu regulate intracellular signaling activities involved in programmed cell death.
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