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Monomeric CRP contributes to complement control in fluid phase and on cellular surfaces and increases phagocytosis by recruiting factor H.
Cell death and differentiation - 1 Dec 2009
Mihlan M, Stippa S, Józsi M, Zipfel P F
Abstract excerpt
Complement forms the first defense line of innate immunity and has an important role in the non-inflammatory clearance of apoptotic and necrotic cells. Factor H is one essential complement inhibitor that binds to the acute phase reactant C-reactive protein (CRP). By using recombinant proteins, calcium-independent binding of Factor H to monomeric CRP (mCRP), but not to pentameric CRP (pCRP), was shown. In addition...
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