C-reactive protein collaborates with plasma lectins to boost immune response against bacteria

EMBO Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 3431-3440

  Ng, Patricia M L ^a   Le Saux, Agnès ^a   Lee, Chia M ^a   Tan, Nguan S ^b   Lu, Jinhua ^c   Thiel, Steffen ^d   Ho, Bow ^c   Ding, Jeak L ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Complement; Crosstalk; Ficolin; Inflammation

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CARCINOLECTIN 5; FICOLIN; GALAPTIN; LECTIN; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; PATTERN RECOGNITION RECEPTOR; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CARCINOSCORPIUS ROTUNDICAUDA; COMPLEMENT LECTIN PATHWAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMOLYMPH; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LIMULUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMA FACTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; TARGET CELL DESTRUCTION; YEAST;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BLOOD PROTEINS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEINS; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; COMPLEMENT PATHWAY, MANNOSE-BINDING LECTIN; HEMOLYMPH; HORSESHOE CRABS; HUMANS; IMMUNITY; LECTINS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MONOSACCHARIDE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; PERIPLASMIC BINDING PROTEINS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RECEPTOR CROSS-TALK; RECEPTORS, PATTERN RECOGNITION; SALMONELLA ENTERICA;

CARCINOSCORPIUS ROTUNDICAUDA; MEROSTOMATA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA;

EID: 34547195138     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: 14602075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7601762     Document Type: Article

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