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CD46 in innate and adaptive immunity: an update.
Clinical and experimental immunology - 1 Jun 2011
Cardone J, Le Friec G, Kemper C
Abstract excerpt
CD46 was discovered in 1986 during a search for novel C3b-binding proteins. CD46 is expressed ubiquitously and functions as a co-factor in the factor I-mediated proteolytic cleavage of C3b and C4b. Its vital role in preventing complement deposition on host tissue is underpinned by the fact that deficiency of CD46 is a predisposing factor for numerous disease conditions arising from complement-mediated...
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