7TW5

Cryo-EM structure of human ankyrin complex (B2P1A2) from red blood cell

Summary for 7TW5

• Entry DOI: 10.2210/pdb7tw5/pdb
• Related: 7TVZ 7TW2 7TW3
• EMDB information: 26142 26148 26149 26150 26151
• Descriptor: Band 3 anion transport protein, Protein 4.2, Ankyrin-1 (3 entities in total)
• Functional Keywords: red blood cell, ankyrin complex, membrane protein, band 3, protein 4.2
• Biological source: Homo sapiens (human); More
• Total number of polymer chains: 5
• Total formula weight: 693909.88

Authors

Xia, X.,Liu, S.H.,Zhou, Z.H. (deposition date: 2022-02-06, release date: 2022-06-08, Last modification date: 2024-02-21)

Primary citation

Xia, X.,Liu, S.,Zhou, Z.H.
Structure, dynamics and assembly of the ankyrin complex on human red blood cell membrane.
Nat.Struct.Mol.Biol., 29:698-705, 2022

PubMed Abstract: The cytoskeleton of a red blood cell (RBC) is anchored to the cell membrane by the ankyrin complex. This complex is assembled during RBC genesis and comprises primarily band 3, protein 4.2 and ankyrin, whose mutations contribute to numerous human inherited diseases. High-resolution structures of the ankyrin complex have been long sought-after to understand its assembly and disease-causing mutations. Here, we analyzed native complexes on the human RBC membrane by stepwise fractionation. Cryo-electron microscopy structures of nine band-3-associated complexes reveal that protein 4.2 stabilizes the cytoplasmic domain of band 3 dimer. In turn, the superhelix-shaped ankyrin binds to this protein 4.2 via ankyrin repeats (ARs) 6-13 and to another band 3 dimer via ARs 17-20, bridging two band 3 dimers in the ankyrin complex. Integration of these structures with both prior data and our biochemical data supports a model of ankyrin complex assembly during erythropoiesis and identifies interactions essential for the mechanical stability of RBC.

PubMed: 35655099
DOI: 10.1038/s41594-022-00779-7

Experimental method

ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (5.7 Å)