Microbe-specific C3b deposition in the horseshoe crab complement system in a C2/factor B-dependent or -independent manner.

Complement C3 plays an essential role in the opsonization of pathogens in the mammalian complement system, whereas the molecular mechanism underlying C3 activation in invertebrates remains unknown. To understand the molecular mechanism of C3b deposition on microbes, we characterized two types of C2/...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Keisuke Tagawa, Toyoki Yoshihara, Toshio Shibata, Kazuki Kitazaki, Yuichi Endo, Teizo Fujita, Takumi Koshiba, Shun-ichiro Kawabata
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012
Subjects:
R
Q
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/71b38c3d9df1403fb3947e4a14d75505
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

Similar Items