JBC, Vol. 252, Issue 19, 6759-6763, Oct, 1977

Selective extraction of membrane-bound proteins by phospholipid vesicles

S. R. Bouma, F. W. Drislane and W. H. Huestis

Extraction of membrane proteins from erythrocytes into sonicated phosphatidylcholine vesicles is described. In a process involving phospholipid and neutral lipid exchange, cell membrane proteins associate with the vesicles and can be separated from the cells by centrifugation. The protein transfer appears to be reversible; phospholipid vesicles mediate the delivery of small amounts of previously extracted protein into cell membranes. Prior to extraction, all but one of the proteins are accessible to lactoperoxidase iodination, and lipid analysis indicates that primarily the outer monolayer of the cell is involved in phospholipid exchange. Among the extracted proteins is acetylcholinesterase which is removed much more efficiently by this procedure than by concentrated salt solutions. The most abundant proteins of the erythrocyte membrane are not represented in the vesicle extract.
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