Figure 4. sCLU interactions in RBCs membrane.

Purified RBCs membranes from healthy subjects (N = 6) were lysed in NP-40 and lysates were immunoprecipitated (IP) with polyclonal antibodies against sCLU, Band 3, stomatin or normal serum (control). Immunoprecipitates were immunoblotted (IB) under reducing conditions for sCLU (A₁, upper panel), Band 3 (A₁, middle panel), CD59 (A₁, lower panel) and Hb (A₃); shown IPs are representatives from two independent experiments. (A₂) CLSM co-immunolocalization of the sCLU and Band 3 proteins at the RBCs plasma membrane. Cells were co-stained with anti-Band 3 monoclonal (green; upper panel) and anti-sCLU polyclonal antibodies (red; lower panel). Captured images were merged to reveal co-distribution sites (yellow; lower panel, arrows). Bars, 3 µm. (B) Anti-dinitrophenylhydrazone (DNP) immunoblotting of sCLU, Band 3, and control (IgGs) immunoprecipitates for the detection of co-immunoprecipitated carbonylated proteins (arrows) in 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine-modified (OX) or unmodified protein material.