The Mannan-binding lectin-associated serine proteases (MASPs) and MAp19: Four components of the lectin pathway activation complex encoded by two genes

Immunobiology

Volumn 205, Issue 4-5, 2002, Pages 455-466

  Schwaeble, W ^a   Dahl, M R ^a   Thiel, S ^b   Stover, C ^a   Jensenius, J C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE COMPLEMENT PATHWAY C3 C5 CONVERTASE; AMINO ACID; CARBOHYDRATE; COMPLEMENT; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C1R; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C1S; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C2; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4; GENE PRODUCT; LECTIN; MANNAN BINDING LECTIN; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; RNA; SERINE PROTEINASE;

ALTERNATIVE RNA SPLICING; ARTICLE; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC CODE; HUMAN; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036748253     PISSN: 01712985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0171-2985-00146     Document Type: Article

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