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ATP11C is a major flippase in human erythrocytes and its defect causes congenital hemolytic anemia.
Haematologica - 1 May 2016
Arashiki Nobuto, Takakuwa Yuichi, Mohandas Narla, Hale John, Yoshida Kenichi, Ogura Hiromi, Utsugisawa Taiju, Ohga Shouichi, Miyano Satoru, Ogawa Seishi, Kojima Seiji, Kanno Hitoshi
Abstract excerpt
Phosphatidylserine is localized exclusively to the inner leaflet of the membrane lipid bilayer of most cells, including erythrocytes. This asymmetric distribution is critical for the survival of erythrocytes in circulation since externalized phosphatidylserine is a phagocytic signal for splenic macrophages. Flippases are P-IV ATPase family proteins that actively transport phosphatidylserine from the outer to...
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