title: Serological and biochemical studies on En(a-) human erythrocytes in a Japanese family.
abstract: The propositus erythrocytes with phenotype En(a-), which was found in the first example of a Japanese family, reacted with anti-N serum weaker than the ordinary phenotype N erythrocytes. When the erythrocyte membranes of the propositus were subjected to SDS-PAGE, no glycophorin A was observed on the gel by PAS staining, whereas glycophorin B band was observed. The S and the s antigens of the propositus erythrocytes were appeared to be normal. These results suggested that N activity of the propositus erythrocytes may be derived from glycophorin B components on the erythrocyte membranes. The amounts of bound sialic acid of the erythrocyte membranes were significantly lower in the En(a-) erythrocytes than the ordinary OMN erythrocytes. Neither the OMN nor the En(a-) erythrocytes showed the agglutinability to Arachis hypogaea lectin. The number of lectin receptor sites on the En(a-) erythrocyte membranes was significantly lower than on the OMN erythrocyte membranes for Limulus polyphemus, Triticum vurgaris and Bauhinia purpurea lectins. These results provide further support for the contention that En(a-) cells lack the glycophorin A as major erythrocytes sialoglycoprotein on the membranes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Legal Medicine, School of Medicine, Keio University.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shinozuka
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Miyata
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kuroda
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takei
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kurihara
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yanagida
mesh_terms: D044466:Asian People; D050260:Carbohydrate Metabolism; D004903:Erythrocyte Aggregation; D004910:Erythrocyte Membrane / Q000378:metabolism*; D004912:Erythrocytes; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006021:Glycophorins / Q000172:deficiency; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D010641:Phenotype; D011975:Receptors, Mitogen / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D006021:Glycophorins; D011975:Receptors, Mitogen