title: The crystal structure and ion channel activity of human annexin II, a peripheral membrane protein.
abstract: Annexin II binds in a calcium-dependent manner to acidic phospholipids and is a substrate of some protein kinases. An N-terminally shortened form of human annexin II was crystallized and its molecular structure determined. It is very similar to two previously described members of this protein family, annexin I and annexin V. The protein structure is nearly completely alpha-helical organized as four compact domains which consist of five alpha-helices each. The domains surround a hydrophilic pore. The calcium binding sites are located at the convex side of the structure as in annexin V. Recombinant and natural porcine annexin II are active as ion channel with characteristics similar to annexin V, while N-terminally shortened annexin II and the heterotetramer (annexin II-p11)2 are inactive. Two cysteine residues, Cys133 and Cys262, form a disulphide bridge connecting domains II and III, adding further weight to the notion that ion channel activity does not require major structural rearrangements.
authors.affiliation: Max-Planck-Institut für Biochemie, Abteilung für Strukturforschung, Martinsried, Germany.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Burger
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Berendes
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Liemann
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Benz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hofmann
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Göttig
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Huber
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gerke
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Thiel
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Römisch
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Weber
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D017306:Annexin A2 / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D001665:Binding Sites; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D004220:Disulfides / Q000737:chemistry; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D006801:Humans; D007473:Ion Channels / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D011487:Protein Conformation; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D013552:Swine
chemical_list: D017306:Annexin A2; D004220:Disulfides; D007473:Ion Channels; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D002118:Calcium