| Literature DB >> 19388160 |
M Kathryn Liszewski1, Celia J Fang, John P Atkinson.
Abstract
Nearly half of the proteins in the complement system serve in regulation. Control at the central step of C3 activation is provided by an orchestrated interplay of membrane and plasma regulators. A model system employing Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells transfected with human regulators was employed to assist in making functional comparisons. Also, in this experimental setup, the pathway and magnitude of complement activation can be varied while monitoring C4b/C3b deposition and cleavage as well as cytotoxicity. This review describes lessons learned and the application of this model for functionally characterizing mutations in regulators associated with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 19388160 PMCID: PMC2768381 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2008.11.001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Vaccine ISSN: 0264-410X Impact factor: 3.641