The object of this paper is to review briefly the studies on the interaction of red blood cell membrane skeletal proteins and their non-erythroid analogues with lipids in model systems as well as in natural membranes. An important question to be addressed is the physiological significance and possible regulatory molecular mechanisms in which these interactions are engaged.
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