Article
Complement dysregulation and disease: from genes and proteins to diagnostics and drugs.
Immunobiology - 1 Nov 2012
de Cordoba Santiago Rodriguez, Tortajada Agustin, Harris Claire L, Morgan B Paul
Abstract excerpt
During the last decade, numerous studies have associated genetic variations in complement components and regulators with a number of chronic and infectious diseases. The functional characterization of these complement protein variants, in addition to recent structural advances in understanding of the assembly, activation and regulation of the AP C3 convertase, have provided important insights into the pathogenic...
Topics
- Complement Activation
- Complement C3-C5 Convertases
- Complement Inactivator Proteins
- Complement System Proteins
- Genetic Variation
- Glomerulonephritis, Membranoproliferative
- Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome
- Humans
- Inflammation
- Macular Degeneration
