Abstract
The deformability of the erythrocyte membrane is believed to depend upon component interactions in the spectrin, actin and band 4.1 complex. Phosphate metabolites, such as 2,3-diphosphoglycerate (2,3 DPG) will dissociate spectrin from actin and band 4.1. This dissociation by 2,3 DPG is highly pH dependent but does not involve divalent cations, 2,3 DPG hydrolysis or spectrin dephos-phorylation. In intact erythrocytes the concentrations of 2,3 DPG and the lipid, triphosphatidyl inositol, are sufficient to cause increased labilization in the spectrin, actin and band 4.1 network.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 117-122 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue number | S156 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1981 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Erythrocyte membrane
- Phosphorylation
- Spectrin
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Biochemistry
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