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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2-3
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-2-21
pubmed:abstractText
Expression of membrane cofactor protein (CD46) on cultured human astrocytes was demonstrated by indirect immunofluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry following staining with a monoclonal antibody specific for CD46. Western transfer and immunoblotting detected a doublet of Mr 66,000 and 56,000. Analysis of astrocyte mRNA revealed the presence of multiple alternatively spliced transcripts encoding different extracellular regions or cytoplasmic tails of CD46. Astrocytes were also shown to express decay accelerating factor, but not the type 1 complement receptor. Upregulation of astrocyte CD46 occurred following cytomegalovirus infection. These results indicate that astrocytes express proteins involved in regulation of complement activation and protection against autologous complement.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0165-5728
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
36
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
199-208
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-5-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:1370668-Antigens, CD, pubmed-meshheading:1370668-Antigens, CD46, pubmed-meshheading:1370668-Antigens, CD55, pubmed-meshheading:1370668-Astrocytes, pubmed-meshheading:1370668-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:1370668-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:1370668-Complement Activation, pubmed-meshheading:1370668-Cytomegalovirus Infections, pubmed-meshheading:1370668-Female, pubmed-meshheading:1370668-Histocompatibility Antigens Class I, pubmed-meshheading:1370668-Histocompatibility Antigens Class II, pubmed-meshheading:1370668-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:1370668-Immunoblotting, pubmed-meshheading:1370668-Membrane Glycoproteins, pubmed-meshheading:1370668-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:1370668-Pregnancy, pubmed-meshheading:1370668-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:1370668-Up-Regulation
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Human astrocytes express membrane cofactor protein (CD46), a regulator of complement activation.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Flinders Medical Center, Bedford Park, South Australia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article