C3-convertase
Nephritic Factor of the Classical Pathway of Complement: IMMUNOGLOBULIN G AUTOANTIBODY DIRECTED AGAINST THE CLASSICAL PATHWAY C3 CONVERTASE ENZYME
... pathway C3-converting complex of the classical pathway of complement, has been isolated from the serum of one patient with a case of acute glomerulonephritis, subsequent to a cutaneous ...pathway C3 ...
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Structural Determinants of the Capacity of Heparin to Inhibit the Formation of the Human Amplification C3 Convertase
... amplification C3 convertase is independent of antithrombin binding activity and requires substitution of the amino sugar and a degree of oxygen (O)-sulfation which could be on the uronic acid or the amino ...
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C3b inactivator in the rheumatic diseases Measurement by radial immunodiffusion and by inhibition of formation of properdin pathway C3 convertase
... C3b inactivator (C3bINA) has been measured in biologic fluids by radial immunodiffusion using a monospecific antiserum prepared in rabbits, and by a hemolytic assay which measures the reduction in the capacity of EAC43 ...
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A circulating inhibitor of fluid phase amplification C3 convertase formation in systemic lupus erythematosus
... amplification convertase, C3b,Bb, in 37 serum specimens from 24 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). C3b,Bb formation was measured by the concentration of Ba, released when C3b,B is activated. ...
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A structural study of human complement subcomponent C1s : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Biochemistry at Massey University
... A single proteolytic cleavage by either the classical pathway C3 convertase C4b,2a or the alternative pathway convertase C3b,Bb liberates a C3a activation peptide molecular wei ght 9,000[r] ...
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Molecular insights into the surface-specific arrangement of complement C5 convertase enzymes
... the C3 convertase forms a dimer with its substrate C3 ...existing C3 convertase changes the substrate specificity of the en- zyme that will then cleave C5 [11, ...of C3 ...
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Monoclonal immunoglobulin mediates complement activation in monoclonal gammopathy associated-C3 glomerulonephritis
... of C3 convertase (C3bBb) indirectly by interfering with the formation-impeding activity of ...the C3 convertase, could better reflect the uncontrolled CAP activation from our ...
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Treating C3 glomerulopathy with eculizumab
... activated C3 and cleavage products, which are deposited in the kidney and raise glomerular damage ...upstream C3 cleavage products may cause con- tinuing glomerular ...of C3-convertase ...
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Identification of Functional Domains in Kaposica, the Complement Control Protein Homolog of Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus (Human Herpesvirus 8)
... The KSHV ORF 4 (1,650 bp) encodes a protein that con- tains four extracellular SCRs followed by a dicysteine motif, a serine/threonine (S/T)-rich region, and a transmembrane re- gion. The molecule contains three ...
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Euphorbia tirucalli modulates gene expression in larynx squamous cell carcinoma
... XLS 74 kb Abbreviations ACTB: beta-actin; AKt: protein kinase; ANXA1: annexin A1; APC: adenomatous polyposis coli; BLAST: basic local alignment search tool; C3: C3 convertase enzyme; C5:[r] ...
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A recuperação e reutilização de placas eletrônicas na indústria automotiva
... Este projeto é de suma importância,visa não somente reduzir custos recuperando material sucateado e reutilizando, mas também contribuir de forma positiva para a responsabilidade social, [r] ...
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Molecular basis of complement C3 deficiency in guinea pigs
... that C3-deficient liver and peritoneal macrophages contain C3 messenger RNA of normal size (approximately 5 kb) and amounts, that this mRNA programs synthesis of pro-C3 in oocytes primed with liver ...
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The Complex Role of Branched Chain Amino Acids in Diabetes and Cancer
... amino acids along with Glx (glutamine and glutamate), methionine, the two aromatic amino acids (phenylalanine and tyrosine) and the C3 and C5 acylcarnitines. The C3 and C5 acylcarnitine[r] ...
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Complement C3 gene polymorphisms are associated with lipid levels, but not the risk of coronary artery disease: a case-control study
... between C3 polymorphisms and CAD susceptibility have been conducted to date, the results are ...the C3 gene and the susceptibility to CAD and lipid levels by tagSNPs in a Chinese ...that C3 ...
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Presence of complement fixing anti endothelial cell antibodies in systemic lupus erythematosus
... Following incubation with normal human serum, endothelial cells bound detectable amounts of C3 to the cell surface Table II.. Binding of C3 did not occur.[r] ...
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Demonstration of defective C3 receptor mediated clearance by the reticuloendothelial system in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
... macrophage C3 receptors was assessed in vivo by measuring the clearance of C3-sensitized autologous erythrocytes in seven acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients, eight healthy homosexual men, ...
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The elevation of plasma concentrations of apoB-48-containing lipoproteins in familial hypercholesterolemia is independent of PCSK9 levels
... Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) plays a major role in lipoprotein clearance by promoting intracellular lysosomal degradation of the LDLR, the VLDL receptor (VLDLR) and the LRP [18, ...
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COMPETITIVE ABILITY OF SOYBEAN CROP WITH C3 AND C4 WEEDS
... Studies of the effect of blackjack and/or wild poinsettia on soybean showed the occurrence of concave lines for crops (C3) and competitors (C3) in the cases of variables L[r] ...
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Characterizing minimally flat symmetric hypergraphs
... Constructive characterization of C3 -tight hypergraphs In order to characterize minimally flat C3 -symmetric incidence structures in the plane we will first reduce the problem to the spe[r] ...
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Glomerular deposition of properdin in acute and chronic glomerulonephritis with hypocomplementemia
... antiserum to purified properdin. All patients with acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis showed deposition of properdin and the third component of complement (C3), either as “humps” on the basement membrane, ...
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