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Complement factor I: Regulatory nexus, driver of immunopathology, and therapeutic.
Immunobiology - 1 Sept 2023
Hallam T M, Sharp S J, Andreadi A, Kavanagh D
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Complement factor I (FI) is the nexus for classical, lectin and alternative pathway complement regulation. FI is an 88 kDa plasma protein that circulates in an inactive configuration until it forms a trimolecular complex with its cofactor and substrate whereupon a structural reorganization allows the catalytic triad to cleave its substrates, C3b and C4b. In keeping with its role as the master complement...
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