Open AccessProtein 4.1: its association with the human erythrocyte membrane.
Author(s) -
Kathleen A. Shiffer,
Steven R. Goodman
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
proceedings of the national academy of sciences of the united states of america
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.011
H-Index - 771
eISSN - 1091-6490
pISSN - 0027-8424
DOI - 10.1073/pnas.81.14.4404
Subject(s) - vesicle , membrane protein , biochemistry , peripheral membrane protein , chemistry , vesicle associated membrane protein 8 , cytoplasm , papain , protein a/g , binding protein , cleavage (geology) , protein g , membrane , biophysics , biology , integral membrane protein , fusion protein , enzyme , recombinant dna , paleontology , fracture (geology) , antibody , immunology , gene
125I-labeled protein 4.1a and 4.1b have equal ability to reassociate with inside-out erythrocyte vesicles that were depleted of protein 4.1 in addition to other peripheral membrane proteins. The reassociation of 125I-labeled protein 4.1 to protein 4.1-depleted vesicles at 4 degrees C is salt dependent, pH dependent, and saturable with a Kd of 42-50 nM and an extrapolated maximal binding capacity of 120-140 micrograms of protein 4.1 bound per mg of vesicle protein or 60-70 micrograms of protein 4.1 bound per mg of ghost protein, correlating with the protein 4.1 content in the erythrocyte membrane (6-7% of the total membrane protein). Selective proteolytic cleavage of these vesicles with papain (5 micrograms/ml at 4 degrees C) eliminates greater than 60% of the high-affinity binding sites; therefore, we conclude that the interaction of protein 4.1 with the cytoplasmic membrane surface is through a specific high-affinity protein-protein association.