title: Membrane-associated cytoskeleton and transbilayer phospholipid asymmetry.
abstract: Earlier studies have suggested that the membrane-associated cytoskeleton (membrane skeleton) in erythrocytes plays a major role in maintaining the transmembrane phospholipid asymmetry. But recently, it has been proposed that an ATP-dependent aminophospholipid pump is the sole determinant of this asymmetry in these cells. A critical analysis of the published data along with some unpublished results from the author's laboratory, however, indicate that both membrane skeleton and ATP-dependent aminophospholipid pump are required for maintaining the membrane phospholipid asymmetry in native erythrocytes.
authors.affiliation: Division of Membrane Biology, Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, India.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000378:metabolism*; D004910:Erythrocyte Membrane / Q000378:metabolism*; D008051:Lipid Bilayers / Q000378:metabolism; D008563:Membrane Lipids / Q000378:metabolism*; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D049294:Phospholipid Transfer Proteins; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D008051:Lipid Bilayers; D008563:Membrane Lipids; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D049294:Phospholipid Transfer Proteins; D010743:Phospholipids; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate