C1 Complex: An Adaptable Proteolytic Module for Complement and Non-Complement Functions
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C1 Complex: An Adaptable Proteolytic Module for Complement and Non-Complement Functions
Complement C1 is the defining component of the classical pathway. Within the C1qC1r2C1s2 complex, C1q functions as a molecular scaffold for C1r2C1s2 and C1q binding to its ligands activates these two serine proteases. The classic C1q ligands are antigen-bound antibodies and activated C1s cleaves C4 and C2 to initiate the complement cascade. Recent studies suggest broad C1 functions beyond the c...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Frontiers in Immunology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1664-3224
DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.00592