Natural IgM mediates complement-dependent uptake of Francisella tularensis by human neutrophils via complement receptors 1 and 3 in nonimmune serum

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 189, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 3064-3077

  Schwartz, Justin T ^a,b   Barker, Jason H ^a,b   Long, Matthew E ^a,b   Kaufman, Justin ^a,b   McCracken, Jenna ^a,b   Allen, Lee Ann H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD11B ANTIGEN; CD18 ANTIGEN; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C1Q; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3B RECEPTOR; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C5; COMPLEMENT RECEPTOR; COMPLEMENT RECEPTOR 3; GLYCOPROTEIN P 15095; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; O ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; COMPLEMENT CLASSICAL PATHWAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MACROPHAGE; NEUTROPHIL; OPSONIZATION; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DEPLETION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION;

ADULT; ANIMALS; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; HUMANS; IMMUNE SERA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MACROPHAGE-1 ANTIGEN; NEUTROPHILS; OPSONIN PROTEINS; PHAGOCYTOSIS; RECEPTORS, COMPLEMENT; RECEPTORS, COMPLEMENT 3B; SHEEP;

EID: 84866144209     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: 15506606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1200816     Document Type: Article

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