Band 3, an essential red blood cell hub of activity

Satchwell, Timothy J.; Toye, Ashley M.

Abstract

The red blood cell (RBC) is a marvel of cellular evolutionary specialization. Whilst often considered simplistic owing to its absence of nuclei and other cellular organelles, this inability to respond transcriptionally and to replenish components through new protein synthesis necessitates complex post-translational mechanisms through which the cell is able to control, adapt and regulate its key functions in the different environments it experiences traversing the circulation.

• Journal Article Type: Editorial
• Acceptance Date: May 13, 2021
• Online Publication Date: May 13, 2021
• Publication Date: Nov 1, 2021
• Deposit Date: Jul 11, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: Jul 12, 2024
• Journal: Haematologica
• Print ISSN: 0390-6078
• Electronic ISSN: 1592-8721
• Publisher: Ferrata Storti Foundation
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 106
• Issue: 11
• Pages: 2792-2793
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.3324/haematol.2021.278643
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/12121639