Identification of hemoglobins in single erythrocytes by electrophoresis. 1977

S I Anyaibe, and V E Headings

We present here a method for electrophoretic identification of hemoglobin variants in many individual erythrocytes simultaneously, which is made possible by instruments developed in our laboratory. The system spaces and aligns the erythrocytes along a common origin and prevents 'doubling' of cells. Unambiguous separation of different hemoglobins (Hbs) occurred from single erythrocytes, such as Hbs A, C, F. Staged micrographs showed that hemoglobins of differing mobility from a single cell arise from a single point source of hemoglobin. In principle this capability is applicable to other proteins and could facilitate investigation at a cellular level into a variety of questions pertaining to gene action.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D004586 Electrophoresis An electrochemical process in which macromolecules or colloidal particles with a net electric charge migrate in a solution under the influence of an electric current. Electrophoreses
D004912 Erythrocytes Red blood cells. Mature erythrocytes are non-nucleated, biconcave disks containing HEMOGLOBIN whose function is to transport OXYGEN. Blood Cells, Red,Blood Corpuscles, Red,Red Blood Cells,Red Blood Corpuscles,Blood Cell, Red,Blood Corpuscle, Red,Erythrocyte,Red Blood Cell,Red Blood Corpuscle
D006454 Hemoglobins The oxygen-carrying proteins of ERYTHROCYTES. They are found in all vertebrates and some invertebrates. The number of globin subunits in the hemoglobin quaternary structure differs between species. Structures range from monomeric to a variety of multimeric arrangements. Eryhem,Ferrous Hemoglobin,Hemoglobin,Hemoglobin, Ferrous
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014644 Genetic Variation Genotypic differences observed among individuals in a population. Genetic Diversity,Variation, Genetic,Diversity, Genetic,Diversities, Genetic,Genetic Diversities,Genetic Variations,Variations, Genetic

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