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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-3-9
pubmed:abstractText
The C3 convertases of the human complement system are controlled by fluid-phase and membrane proteins in the RCA (regulators of complement activation) family. Accumulated data show that many pathogenic microorganisms interact with these complement regulators. Recent advances in this field include determination of the crystal structure of the binding domains in the measles virus receptor CD46 and identification of a CD46 transgenic mouse line that is sensitive to measles virus. Moreover, recent findings support the hypothesis that pathogenic bacteria binding fluid-phase RCA proteins exploit these proteins to escape complement attack. These studies provide novel insight into the interplay between pathogens and the innate immune system and may have implications for the plans to use animals expressing an RCA protein for xenotransplantation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Antigens, CD, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Antigens, CD46, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Antigens, CD55, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/C4BPA protein, human, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/C4BPB protein, human, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/CD46 protein, human, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Complement C3-C5 Convertases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Histocompatibility Antigens, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Membrane Glycoproteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptors, Complement 3b, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptors, Complement 3d
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0952-7915
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
12
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
44-51
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-5-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Human complement regulators: a major target for pathogenic microorganisms.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Laboratory Medicine, Lund University, Lund, 223 62, Sweden. gunnar.lindahl@mig.lu.se
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review