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Blood Group Antigens in Relation to Chemical and Structural Properties of the Red Cell Membrane 1
Author(s) -
Zahler P.
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
vox sanguinis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.68
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1423-0410
pISSN - 0042-9007
DOI - 10.1111/j.1423-0410.1968.tb03414.x
Subject(s) - glycolipid , red blood cell , membrane , membrane protein , erythrocyte membrane , cell membrane , cell , red cell , biochemistry , blood group antigens , chemistry , membrane lipids , peripheral membrane protein , protein–lipid interaction , antigen , biology , integral membrane protein , microbiology and biotechnology , immunology , medicine
Summary (1) The composition of red‐cell‐lipids and ‐proteins has been reviewed with special regard to recent data on the chemistry and physico‐chemistry of membrane proteins. (2) A new concept for the architecture of the cell‐membrane is proposed, which takes into account several possibilities for conformational arrangements of membrane proteins. (3) Red‐cell‐membrane lipids and ‐proteins have been discussed with regard to their possible functions as carriers of blood group activity. AB‐specificity could be demonstrated not only in glycolipids but in the erythrocyte membrane proteins as well.