title: Preparation of erythrocyte ghosts by a glycol-induced osmotic lysis under isoionic conditions.
abstract: A procedure has been developed for obtaining haemoglobin-free, erythrocyte ghosts under ionic conditions approximating that of the cell cytoplasm. Haemolysis was effected by incorporating glycol into cells suspended in the isoionic medium and then diluting with a large volume of glycol-free medium. The ghosts were of uniform spherical shape throughout the preparative procedure and were impermeable to macromolecules. Analysis of polypeptides by sodium dodecyl sulphate-gel electrophoresis at each stage of preparation and comparison with ghosts prepared under hypo-ionic conditions served to distinguish membrane components from those of cytoplasm.
mesh_terms: D002458:Cell Fractionation / Q000379:methods; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D006018:Glycols; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008858:Microscopy, Phase-Contrast
chemical_list: D006018:Glycols; D006454:Hemoglobins