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Verfasst von: | Eberhardt, Hannes Uwe [VerfasserIn]  |
| Buhlmann, Denise [VerfasserIn]  |
| Hortschansky, Peter [VerfasserIn]  |
| Chen, Qian [VerfasserIn]  |
| Böhm, Sascha [VerfasserIn]  |
| Kemper, Markus J. [VerfasserIn]  |
| Wallich, Reinhard [VerfasserIn]  |
| Hartmann, Andrea [VerfasserIn]  |
| Hallström, Teresia [VerfasserIn]  |
| Zipfel, Peter F. [VerfasserIn]  |
| Skerka, Christine [VerfasserIn]  |
Titel: | Human factor H-related protein 2 (CFHR2) regulates complement activation |
Verf.angabe: | Hannes U. Eberhardt, Denise Buhlmann, Peter Hortschansky, Qian Chen, Sascha Böhm, Markus J. Kemper, Reinhard Wallich, Andrea Hartmann, Teresia Hallström, Peter F. Zipfel, Christine Skerka |
E-Jahr: | 2013 |
Jahr: | November 18, 2013 |
Fussnoten: | Gesehen am 07.01.2021 |
Titel Quelle: | Enthalten in: PLOS ONE |
Ort Quelle: | San Francisco, California, US : PLOS, 2006 |
Jahr Quelle: | 2013 |
Band/Heft Quelle: | 8(2013,11) Artikel-Nummer e78617, 11 Seiten |
ISSN Quelle: | 1932-6203 |
Abstract: | Mutations and deletions within the human CFHR gene cluster on chromosome 1 are associated with diseases, such as dense deposit disease, CFHR nephropathy or age-related macular degeneration. Resulting mutant CFHR proteins can affect complement regulation. Here we identify human CFHR2 as a novel alternative pathway complement regulator that inhibits the C3 alternative pathway convertase and terminal pathway assembly. CFHR2 is composed of four short consensus repeat domains (SCRs). Two CFHR2 molecules form a dimer through their N-terminal SCRs, and each of the two C-terminal ends can bind C3b. C3b bound CFHR2 still allows C3 convertase formation but the CFHR2 bound convertases do not cleave the substrate C3. Interestingly CFHR2 hardly competes off factor H from C3b. Thus CFHR2 likely acts in concert with factor H, as CFHR2 inhibits convertases while simultaneously allowing factor H assisted degradation by factor I. |
DOI: | doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0078617 |
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Volltext ; Verlag: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0078617 |
| Volltext: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0078617 |
| DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0078617 |
Datenträger: | Online-Ressource |
Sprache: | eng |
Sach-SW: | Complement activation |
| Complement inhibitors |
| Complement system |
| Dimers |
| Enzyme-linked immunoassays |
| Immune serum |
| Macular degeneration |
| Recombinant protein purification |
K10plus-PPN: | 1744195501 |
Verknüpfungen: | → Zeitschrift |
Human factor H-related protein 2 (CFHR2) regulates complement activation / Eberhardt, Hannes Uwe [VerfasserIn]; November 18, 2013 (Online-Ressource)