The complement regulator C4b-binding protein analyzed by molecular modeling, bioinformatics and computer-aided experimental design

Immunopharmacology

Volumn 42, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 121-134

  Villoutreix, Bruno O ^a   Blom, Anna M ^a   Webb, Joanna ^a   Dahlbäck, Björn ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bioinformatics; Blood coagulation; C4b binding protein; Complement control protein; Protein modeling; Vitamin K dependent

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4B; HEPARIN; PROTEIN S;

BINDING SITE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; MOLECULAR MODEL; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

COMPLEMENT C4B; COMPLEMENT INACTIVATOR PROTEINS; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMANS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RECEPTORS, COMPLEMENT; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 0033024329     PISSN: 01623109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0162-3109(99)00022-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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