Ancient origin of human complement factor H

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 625-630

  Krushkal, Julia ^a   Kemper, Claudia ^a   Gigli, Irma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

C4b binding protein; Complement system; Factor H; Sand bass cofactor protein; Sand bass cofactor related protein 1; Short consensus repeats

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT FACTOR H;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; GENE DUPLICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; COMPLEMENT C4B; COMPLEMENT FACTOR H; COMPLEMENT INACTIVATOR PROTEINS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RECEPTORS, COMPLEMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 0031792244     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00013152     Document Type: Article

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