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Abstract
Deformability of resealed erythrocyte membranes was measured by using an ektacytometer. Divalent anti-spectrin antibody, but not monovalent anti-spectrin Fab fragments, decreased membrane deformability. Membranes resealed with MgATP were more deformable than those without MgATP. Exogenous alkaline phosphatase, which dephosphorylates spectrin, decreased membrane deformability. These results suggest that spectrin is an essential component of the system that determines erythrocyte deformability. They are consistent with the view that the role of ATP in membrane deformability is mediated through phosphorylation of the spectrin.Entities:
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Year: 1978 PMID: 278995 PMCID: PMC392879 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.75.8.3823
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ISSN: 0027-8424 Impact factor: 11.205