Membrane pore formation by human complement: Functional importance of the transmembrane β-hairpin (TMH) segments of C8α and C9

Molecular Immunology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 310-316

  Weiland, Mitch H ^a   Qian, Yu ^a   Sodetz, James M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

C8; C9; Complement; MACPF; Membrane attack complex; Perfringolysin O

Indexed keywords

CHIMERIC PROTEIN; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS TOXIN; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C8; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C8ALPHA; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C9; ENTEROPEPTIDASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANION EXCHANGE; ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; CHIMERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE GHOST; HEMOLYSIS; HYDROGEN BOND; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

C8; C9; COMPLEMENT; MACPF; MEMBRANE ATTACK COMPLEX; PERFRINGOLYSIN O;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BINDING SITES; CELL MEMBRANE; COMPLEMENT C8; COMPLEMENT C9; COMPLEMENT MEMBRANE ATTACK COMPLEX; CYTOTOXINS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; PORE FORMING CYTOTOXIC PROTEINS; RABBITS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

EID: 84887524393     PISSN: 01615890     EISSN: 18729142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2013.10.007     Document Type: Article

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