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Human red cell aquaporin CHIP. I. Molecular characterization of ABH and Colton blood group antigens.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 Sept 1994
Smith B L, Preston G M, Spring F A, Anstee D J, Agre P
Abstract excerpt
Blood group antigens are structural variants in surface carbohydrate or amino acid polymorphisms on extracellular domains of membrane proteins. The red cell water channel-forming integral protein (Aquaporin CHIP) is a homotetramer with only one N-glycosylated subunit, however no CHIP-associated blood group antigens have yet been identified. Immunoblotting, monosaccharide composition analysis, and selective...
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