The complement system
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The mammalian complement system plays an important role in the immune defense in blood and interstitial fluids. This set of ~30, mostly multi-domain, plasma proteins and cell-surface receptors enables the host to recognize and clear invading pathogens and altered host cells, while protecting healthy host cells and tissues. In addition to humoral immune defense, complement proteins are produced in the brain, where these proteins contribute to clearance processes such as synaptic pruning. Overall, the complement system may be considered as a broad surveillance mechanism to maintain healthy tissue in mammals. These lecture notes present structural data that provided insights into the underlying molecular mechanism that regulate complement activity. Examples of experimental results are taken primarily from the Gros lab. For an overview of the field the reader is referred to reviews published elsewhere.
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