Abstract
The degradation rate of erythrocyte membrane proteins by membrane-bound proteases was compared in healthy controls and in patients with hereditary spherocytosis (HS). An increased degradation rate of spectrin and a decreased digestion rate of Band 3 were found in HS patients. These differences may be due to altered accessibilities of membrane proteins to proteases and/or to changes in the pattern of membrane-associated proteases and may be connected with the decrease in the spectrin : Band 3 ratio reported for erythrocyte membranes in HS.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 7-11 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Clinica Chimica Acta |
Volume | 168 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 15 1987 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Electrophoresis
- Erythrocyte
- Hereditary spherocytosis
- Membrane protein
- Proteolysis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Clinical Biochemistry
- Biochemistry, medical