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    Membrane Binding Promotes Annexin A2 Oligomerization

    Year: 2020

    Journal: Cells, Volume 9, MAY

    Authors: Matos, Anna Livia Linard; Kudruk, Sergej; Moratz, Johanna; Heflik, Milena; Grill, David; Ravoo, Bart Jan; Gerke, Volker

    Keywords: annexin A2; microdomain; cross-linker; quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring (QCM-D)

    Annexin A2 (AnxA2) is a cytosolic Ca2+ regulated membrane binding protein that can induce lipid domain formation and plays a role in exocytosis and endocytosis. To better understand the mode of annexin-membrane interaction, we analyzed membrane-bound AnxA2 assemblies by employing a novel 3-armed chemical crosslinker and specific AnxA2 mutant proteins. Our data show that AnxA2 forms crosslinkable oligomers upon binding to membranes containing negatively charged phospholipids. AnxA2 mutants with amino acid substitutions in residues predicted to be involved in lateral protein-protein interaction show compromised oligomer formation, albeit still being capable of binding to negatively charged membranes in the presence of Ca2+. These results suggest that lateral protein-protein interactions are involved in the formation of AnxA2 clusters on a biological membrane.
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