Ca2+-CaM activation of AMP deaminase contributes to adenine nucleotide dysregulation and phosphatidylserine externalization in human sickle erythrocytes

Autor: Richard L. Sabina, Cheryl A. Hillery, Nancy J. Wandersee
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: British Journal of Haematology. 144:434-445
ISSN: 1365-2141
0007-1048
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2008.07473.x
Popis: Ca2+-calmodulin (Ca2+-CaM) activates erythrocyte adenosine monophosphate deaminase (AMPD) in conditions of disturbed calcium homeostasis, prompting us to investigate adenine nucleotide metabolic dysregulation in sickle cell disease (SCD). However, higher ATP concentrations in reticulocytes, compared to erythrocytes, confound a comparative evaluation of SCD and normal RBCs. Therefore, a combination of centrifugation and antiCD71-labelled magnetic bead selection was used to prepare reticulocyte-poor fractions (reticulocytes
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