Biologically Active Substance
glycophorin
Subclass of:
Sialoglycoproteins
Definitions related to glycophorin:
  • A family of sialoglycoproteins that are found in erythrocytes. Members of this family are transmembrane proteins and are able to interact with both oligosaccharides on the extracellular surface and the cytoplasmic contractile proteins spectrin and actin.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Family of acidic integral membrane glycoproteins whose sialate groups impart a net negative charge to erythrocytes.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • The major sialoglycoprotein of human erythrocyte membranes. It consists of at least two sialoglycopeptides and is composed of 60% carbohydrate including sialic acid and 40% protein. It is involved in a number of different biological activities including the binding of MN blood groups, influenza viruses, kidney bean phytohemagglutinin, and wheat germ agglutinin.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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