The mammalian complement system as an epitome of host-pathogen genetic conflicts

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1324-1339

  Cagliani, Rachele ^a   Forni, Diego ^a   Filippi, Giulia ^b   Mozzi, Alessandra ^a   De Gioia, Luca ^b   Pontremoli, Chiara ^a   Pozzoli, Uberto ^a   Bresolin, Nereo ^a,c   Clerici, Mario ^c,d   Sironi, Manuela ^a  

^a SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

Author keywords

complement system; host pathogen genetic conflict; human specific infections; positive selection

Indexed keywords

C4BPA PROTEIN, HUMAN; COMPLEMENT; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4B BINDING PROTEIN; COMPLEMENT FACTOR H;

ANIMAL; BACTERIUM; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; DNA SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN; INNATE IMMUNITY; MOLECULAR DOCKING; PATHOGENICITY; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIMATE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; COMPLEMENT C4B-BINDING PROTEIN; COMPLEMENT FACTOR H; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM PROTEINS; GENETICS, POPULATION; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, INNATE; MOLECULAR DOCKING SIMULATION; PHYLOGENY; PRIMATES; PROTEIN INTERACTION MAPPING; SELECTION, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 84961223893     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mec.13558     Document Type: Article

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