C6-like and C3-like molecules from the cephalochordate, amphioxus, suggest a cytolytic complement system in invertebrates

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 671-679

  Suzuki, Miho M ^a   Satoh, Nori ^a   Nonaka, Masaru ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amphioxus; Complement; Immunological cytotoxicity; Membrane attack complex; Modular structure

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C6; COMPLEMENT MEMBRANE ATTACK COMPLEX; PERFORIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; CYTOTOXICITY; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAG; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOCYTOTOXICITY; KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; TARGET CELL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHORDATA, NONVERTEBRATE; COMPLEMENT C3; COMPLEMENT C6; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

ANIMALIA; BRANCHIOSTOMA; BRANCHIOSTOMA BELCHERI; BRANCHIOSTOMA LANCEOLATUM; GNATHOSTOMATA (VERTEBRATE); INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM COMPLEX (MAC); VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036219569     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-001-0068-z     Document Type: Article

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