“…The CCM proteins can be found in a dynamic trimeric complex, with CCM2, a scaffolding protein, acting as the hub and interacting directly with CCM1 and CCM3; however, each also interacts with a variety of other signaling, cytoskeletal, and adaptor proteins [60, 87, 88] (Figure 1C). Several additional direct interactors for each of the CCM proteins have been identified, including, for CCM1, the small GTPase RAP1, the membrane anchor protein heart of glass 1 (HEG1) [89], and the integrin cytoplasmic domain associated protein-1 (ICAP1) [90, 91]; for CCM2, MAPK/ERK kinase kinase-3 (MEKK3) (leading to p38 activation) [92, 93]; and for CCM3, the three Germinal Center Kinase III (GCKIII) serine/threonine (STE20) kinases STK24 and STK25 (via which CCM3 interacts with moesin), and MST4, as well as the scaffolding proteins paxillin and striatin (Figure 1C) [94-100]. Of all these bona fide interactors, MEKK3 [92, 93, 101-104], has emerged as a key player in the formation and progression of CCM lesions.…”