The Rh blood group system: a review

ND Avent, ME Reid - Blood, The Journal of the American …, 2000 - ashpublications.org
The Rh blood group system is one of the most polymorphic and immunogenic systems
known in humans. In the past decade, intense investigation has yielded considerable …

Rh proteins: key structural and functional components of the red cell membrane

C Le Van Kim, Y Colin, JP Cartron - Blood reviews, 2006 - Elsevier
Rh (Rhesus) proteins (D, CcEe) are expressed in red cells (RBC) in association with other
membrane proteins (RhAG, LW, CD47 and GPB). By interacting with the spectrin-based …

The human Rhesus-associated RhAG protein and a kidney homologue promote ammonium transport in yeast

AM Marini, G Matassi, V Raynal, B André, JP Cartron… - Nature …, 2000 - nature.com
The Rhesus blood-group antigens are defined by a complex association of membrane
polypeptides that includes the non-glycosylated Rh proteins (RhD and RhCE) and the RHag …

Structural and functional diversity of blood group antigens

JP Cartron, Y Colin - Transfusion clinique et biologique, 2001 - Elsevier
Biochemical and molecular genetic studies have revealed that blood group antigens are
present on cell surface molecules of wide structural diversity, including carbohydrate …

Rh type B glycoprotein is a new member of the Rh superfamily and a putative ammonia transporter in mammals

Z Liu, J Peng, R Mo, C Hui, CH Huang - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2001 - ASBMB
Ammonium transporters play a key functional role in nitrogen uptake and assimilation in
microorganisms and plants; however, little is known about their structural counterpart in …

Characterization of human RhCG and mouse Rhcg as novel nonerythroid Rh glycoprotein homologues predominantly expressed in kidney and testis

Z Liu, Y Chen, R Mo, C Hui, JF Cheng… - Journal of Biological …, 2000 - ASBMB
In mammals, the Rh family includes the variable Rh polypeptides and invariant RhAG
glycoprotein. These polytopic proteins are confined to the erythroid lineage and are …

RH blood group system and molecular basis of Rh-deficiency

JP Cartron - Best Practice & Research Clinical Haematology, 1999 - Elsevier
Rhesus (Rh) antigens are defined by a complex association of membrane polypeptides that
are missing or severely deficient from the red cells of rare Rhnullindividuals who suffer a …

Molecular biology and genetics of the Rh blood group system

CH Huang, PZ Liu, JG Cheng - Seminars in hematology, 2000 - Elsevier
The Rh (Rhesus) blood group system is the most complex of the known human blood group
polymorphisms. The expression of its antigens is controlled by a two-component genetic …

NH3 is involved in the NH 4+ transport induced by the functional expression of the human Rh C glycoprotein

N Bakouh, F Benjelloun, P Hulin, F Brouillard… - Journal of Biological …, 2004 - ASBMB
Renal ammonium (NH 3+ NH 4+) transport is a key process for body acid-base balance. It is
well known that several ionic transport systems allow NH 4+ transmembrane translocation …

The structure and function of the molecules that carry human red blood cell and platelet antigens

GA Denomme - Transfusion medicine reviews, 2004 - Elsevier
A number of molecules on the surface of red blood cells (RBCs) and platelets express
antigenic activity. Various biochemical and molecular approaches have been used to …