title: Erythrocyte membrane cholesterol levels and their effects on membrane proteins.
abstract: The susceptibility of the band 3 protein of the erythrocyte membrane to proteolytic digestion at either surface of the membrane was not altered when the membrane cholesterol level was increased by 65-103%. Cross-linking of the major membrane proteins by o-phenanthroline . Cu, glutaraldehyde, dimethylsuberimidate and dimethyladipimidate was also unaffected.
mesh_terms: D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D002918:Chymotrypsin; D004910:Erythrocyte Membrane / Q000032:analysis*; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D008563:Membrane Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000097:blood*; D008970:Molecular Weight; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000097:blood; D014357:Trypsin
chemical_list: D008563:Membrane Lipids; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D010743:Phospholipids; D002784:Cholesterol; D002918:Chymotrypsin; D014357:Trypsin