biomolecules Article Structure of the ALS Mutation Target Annexin A11 Reveals a Stabilising N-Terminal Segment 1, 1, 1 1 Peder A. G. Lillebostad y, Arne Raasakka y , Silje J. Hjellbrekke , Sudarshan Patil , Trude Røstbø 1, Hanne Hollås 1, Siri A. Sakya 1, Peter D. Szigetvari 1, Anni Vedeler 1,* and Petri Kursula 1,2,* 1 Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Jonas Lies vei 91, 5009 Bergen, Norway;
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[email protected] (P.K.); Tel.: +47-55586438 (P.K.) These authors contributed equally. y Received: 27 March 2020; Accepted: 22 April 2020; Published: 24 April 2020 Abstract: The functions of the annexin family of proteins involve binding to Ca2+, lipid membranes, other proteins, and RNA, and the annexins share a common folded core structure at the C terminus. Annexin A11 (AnxA11) has a long N-terminal region, which is predicted to be disordered, binds RNA, and forms membraneless organelles involved in neuronal transport. Mutations in AnxA11 have been linked to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). We studied the structure and stability of AnxA11 and identified a short stabilising segment in the N-terminal end of the folded core, which links domains I and IV.