Expression and characterization of recombinant subunits of human complement component C8: Further analysis of the function of C8α and C8γ

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 311-318

  Schreck, Steven F ^a   Plumb, Mnason E ^a   Platteborze, Peter L ^a,b   Kaufman, Kenneth M ^a,c   Michelotti, Gregory A ^a,d   Letson, Carole S ^a   Sodetz, James M ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b US ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL DEFENSE   (United States)

^c OKLAHOMA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C8; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; RETINOL; RETINOL BINDING PROTEIN;

ALPHA CHAIN; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; COMPLEX FORMATION; DISULFIDE BOND; HEMOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMALS; COMPLEMENT C8; COS CELLS; DIMERIZATION; HUMANS; MOTHS; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; PROTEIN BINDING; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RETINOL-BINDING PROTEINS;

EID: 0031829918     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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