## Abstract Red blood cells contain a protein that activates membrane‐bound (Ca^2+^ + Mg^2+^)‐ATPase and Ca^2+^ transport. The red blood cell activator protein is similar to a modulator protein that stimulates cyclic AMP phosphodiesterase. Wang and Desai [Journal of Biological Chemistry 252:4175–41
Interaction between cytoplasmic (Ca2+—Mg2+) ATPase activator and the erythrocyte membrane
✍ Scribed by Vincenzi, Frank F. ;Farrance, Martha L.
- Publisher
- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
- Year
- 1977
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 376 KB
- Volume
- 7
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0091-7419
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
Human red blood cells (RBC) contain a cytoplasmic, nonhemoglobin protein which activates the (Ca^2+^‐Mg^2+^) ATPase of isolated RBC membranes. Results presented in this paper confirm that activation of (Ca^2+^‐Mg^2+^)ATPase is associated with binding of the cytoplasmic activator to the membrane. Binding of the cytoplasmic activator is reversible and dependent on ionic strength and Ca^2+^. Cytoplasmic activator is sensitive to trypsin but is not degraded when intact RBC are exposed to trypsin. Cytoplasmic activator does not modify the (Ca^2+^‐Mg^2+^)‐ATPase of membranes from RBC exposed to activator prior to hemolysis. Thus, the activator is located in the cell and appears to act by binding to the inner membrane surface.
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