Phospholipid asymmetry during erythrocyte deformation: maintenance of the unit membrane.
Phospholipid asymmetry during erythrocyte deformation: maintenance of the unit membrane.
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红细胞变形过程中的磷脂不对称:单位膜的维护。
DOI:
10.1016/0005-2736(92)90100-z
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发表时间:
1992
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Hebbel,RP
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作者:
Sugihara,T;Sugihara,K;Hebbel,RP
To assess the red blood cell (RBC) membrane's ability to maintain normal phospholipid orientation in the face of deforming stress, we examined RBC subjected to elliptical, tank-treading deformation. As determined by accessibility to phospholipase digestion and by labeling with fluorescamine, normal RBC are able to fully preserve their phospholipid asymmetry despite attaining over 96% of their maximal possible deformation. Phospholipid orientation is unchanged during deformation even for RBC that are ATP-depleted or vamadate-treated and for RBC that already have destabilized phospholipids due to treatment witht-butyl hydroperoxide. These data indicate that maintenance of phospholipid organization during marked deforming stress and tank-treading motion of the membrane is ascribable predominantly to the passive stabilizing effect of membrane proteins. This provides additional evidence for the concept of a unit membrane characterized by intimate associations between lipid and protein.