title: Ankyrin-B coordinates the Na/K ATPase, Na/Ca exchanger, and InsP3 receptor in a cardiac T-tubule/SR microdomain.
abstract: We report identification of an ankyrin-B-based macromolecular complex of Na/K ATPase (alpha 1 and alpha 2 isoforms), Na/Ca exchanger 1, and InsP3 receptor that is localized in cardiomyocyte T-tubules in discrete microdomains distinct from classic dihydropyridine receptor/ryanodine receptor "dyads." E1425G mutation of ankyrin-B, which causes human cardiac arrhythmia, also blocks binding of ankyrin-B to all three components of the complex. The ankyrin-B complex is markedly reduced in adult ankyrin-B(+/-) cardiomyocytes, which may explain elevated [Ca2+]i transients in these cells. Thus, loss of the ankyrin-B complex provides a molecular basis for cardiac arrhythmia in humans and mice. T-tubule-associated ankyrin-B, Na/Ca exchanger, and Na/K ATPase are not present in skeletal muscle, where ankyrin-B is expressed at 10-fold lower levels than in heart. Ankyrin-B also is not abundantly expressed in smooth muscle. We propose that the ankyrin-B-based complex is a specialized adaptation of cardiomyocytes with a role for cytosolic Ca2+ modulation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. peter.j.mohler@vanderbilt.edu
authors.forename: Peter J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Mohler
authors.forename: Jonathan Q
authors.initials: JQ
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Vann
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bennett
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017487:Ankyrins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D053496:Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009154:Mutation / Q000235:genetics; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism*; D011485:Protein Binding; D012519:Sarcoplasmic Reticulum / Q000378:metabolism*; D019831:Sodium-Calcium Exchanger / Q000378:metabolism*; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: C498994:ANK2 protein, human; C498995:Ank2 protein, mouse; D017487:Ankyrins; D053496:Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors; D019831:Sodium-Calcium Exchanger; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase