A single half-turnover of the glucose carrier of the human erythrocyte |
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| Authors: | A G Lowe A R Walmsley |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical School, University of Manchester, U.K. |
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| Abstract: | Single half-turnovers of the glucose carrier of the human erythrocyte have been measured by recruiting carriers to the outward-facing conformation by (a) pre-exposing cells to extracellular maltose, or (b) pre-warming cells to 38 degrees C, before addition of D-[14C]glucose at 0 degrees C. Based on these experiments estimates of the number of glucose carriers per red cell range from 124,000 to 190,000. |
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