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Rotational diffusion of band 3 proteins in the human erythrocyte membrane

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Band 3 proteins rotate in the human erythrocyte membrane; rotation is almost certainly confined to an axis normal to the plane of the membrane and is characterised by a diffusion coefficient of the order of 1,000 s−1. Spectrin does not restrict rotational motion of band 3 proteins.

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    Present address: Department of Plant Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK

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    R. J. Cherry, A. Bürkli, M. Busslinger & G. Schneider

  2. Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, Institut für Zellbiologie, ETH-Hönggerberg, CH 8093, Zürich, Switzerland

    G. R. Parish

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Cherry, R., Bürkli, A., Busslinger, M. et al. Rotational diffusion of band 3 proteins in the human erythrocyte membrane. Nature 263, 389–393 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1038/263389a0

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