A new method for the preparation of band 3, the main integral protein of the 
human erythrocyte membrane

Schubert, Dieter; Domning, Brigitte

doi:10.1515/bchm.1978.359.1.507

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A new method for the preparation of band 3, the main integral protein of the human erythrocyte membrane

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Schubert, Dieter
Department of Cell Physiology, Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Max Planck Society;

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Domning, Brigitte
Department of Cell Physiology, Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Max Planck Society;

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Schubert, D., & Domning, B. (1978). A new method for the preparation of band 3, the main integral protein of the human erythrocyte membrane. Hoppe-Seyler's Zeitschrift für physiologische Chemie, 359(4), 507-515. doi:10.1515/bchm.1978.359.1.507.

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Band-3 protein from human erythrocyte membranes was isolated, without using detergents, by a two-step procedure: (1) The peripheral proteins were removed from the membrane by treatment with 10% acetic acid. (2) The remaining lipoprotein complex was solubilized in approximately 92% (v/v) acetic acid and then separated into its components by preparative zonal electrophoresis in a gradient made up of acetic acid, water and sucrose. Band 3 was recovered from the gradient at a yield of 60 - 70% and purity of about 95%. Approximately 25 mg of band 3 could be prepared in one run. The protein is soluble in aqueous solutions, even in the absence of organic solvents or detergents. In addition to band 3, the proteins stained by periodic acid/Schiff's reagent (the sialoglycoproteins) are also separated from the other proteins.