Incorporation of human complement C8 into the membrane attack complex is mediated by a binding site located within the C8β MACPF domain

Molecular Immunology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 960-965

  Brannen, Charity L ^a   Sodetz, James M ^a  

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

Author keywords

C5b 7; C8 ; C8 ; C8 ; C8 ; Complement; Human C8; Membrane attack complex

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C5B; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C7; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C8; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C8 GAMMA; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C8A; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C8B; COMPLEMENT MEMBRANE ATTACK COMPLEX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEMOLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BINDING SITES; CELL LINE, TRANSFORMED; COMPLEMENT C5; COMPLEMENT C8; COMPLEMENT C9; COMPLEMENT MEMBRANE ATTACK COMPLEX; ERYTHROCYTES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; PERFORIN; PORE FORMING CYTOTOXIC PROTEINS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FOLDING; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33748771463     PISSN: 01615890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2006.03.012     Document Type: Article

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