Biochemical and functional characterization of the factor-H-related protein 4 (FHR-4)

Immunopharmacology

Volumn 38, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 149-157

  Hellwage, Jens ^a   Skerka, Christine ^a   Zipfel, Peter F ^a  

^a BERNHARD NOCHT INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

Author keywords

C3b binding; Complement; Factor H; Factor H related; Lipoproteins

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3B; COMPLEMENT FACTOR H; COMPLEMENT FACTOR H RELATED PROTEIN 4; DIMER; ENTEROPEPTIDASE; LECTIN; LIPOPROTEIN; MONOMER; PLASMA PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACULOVIRUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPRESSION VECTOR; GENE CLUSTER; HUMAN; INSECT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN GLYCOSYLATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING;

ANIMALS; APOLIPOPROTEINS; BACULOVIRIDAE; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; CELLS, CULTURED; COMPLEMENT C3B; COMPLEMENT FACTOR H; DIMERIZATION; GLYCOSYLATION; HUMANS; LECTINS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SPODOPTERA; STAINING AND LABELING; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0031459219     PISSN: 01623109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0162-3109(97)00075-1     Document Type: Article

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