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Electrophoresis of concanavalin A receptors along embryonic muscle cell membrane

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Fluorescent concanavalin A (con A)-labelling showed that an electric field of 4 V cm−1 grossly redistributed con A receptors along the plasma membranes of living muscle cells within 4 h. This field produced a voltage drop of 12 mV across these 30 µm-wide cells. The movement of receptors was independent of cell metabolism and seemed to be electrophoretic in nature.

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Poo, Mm., Robinson, K. Electrophoresis of concanavalin A receptors along embryonic muscle cell membrane. Nature 265, 602–605 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1038/265602a0

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