Ankyrin-B associates with Cav2.1 and Cav2.2.
A, ankyrin-B comprises a membrane-binding domain, spectrin-binding domain, and a C-terminal regulatory domain. B–D, GST-ankyrin-B MBD associates with both Cav2.1 and Cav2.2 from detergent-soluble lysates of cortex (B), cerebellum (C), and brain stem (D). No interaction was observed between lysates and GST-ankyrin-B SBD, GST-ankyrin-B CTD, or GST alone. E, GST fusion proteins were utilized for pull-down experiments. Fusion proteins were purified from bacteria and analyzed by Coomassie Blue staining. Whereas GST migrates at 29 kDa, GST-ankyrin-B MBD migrates at 94 kDa. GST-ankyrin-B SBD migrates at 62 kDa, and GST-ankyrin-B CTD migrates at 79 kDa.