Imaging of the diffusion of single band 3 molecules on normal and mutant erythrocytes
Kodippili GC, Spector J, Sullivan C, Kuypers FA, Labotka R, Gallagher PG, Ritchie K, Low PS. Imaging of the diffusion of single band 3 molecules on normal and mutant erythrocytes. Blood 2009, 113: 6237-6245. PMID: 19369229, PMCID: PMC2699255, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2009-02-205450.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBand 3 moleculesBand 3Membrane componentsPeripheral membrane proteinsMembrane-spanning proteinsProtein-protein interactionsBand 3 populationMembrane proteinsSingle-particle trackingIntact human erythrocytesPlasma membraneIntact normal erythrocytesRed cell pathologyMotile propertiesDiseased cellsHuman erythrocyte membranesMutant erythrocytesCell pathologyProteinEntire complexHuman erythrocytesCompartment sizeErythrocyte membranesMembraneMembrane abnormalities