The multifunctional role of C3: structural analysis of its interactions with physiological ligands.
The multifunctional role of C3: structural analysis of its interactions with physiological ligands.
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C3 的多功能作用:其与生理配体相互作用的结构分析。
DOI:
10.1016/0161-5890(86)90157-4
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发表时间:
1986
影响因子:
3.6
通讯作者:
Müller-Eberhard,HJ
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作者:
Lambris,JD;Müller-Eberhard,HJ
Of the 20 distinct complement proteins recognized to date, C3 is probably the most versatile because of its pivotal role in both the classical and alternative pathways (for review, see Muher-Eberhard, 1975; Porter and Reid, 1979). Therefore, the structure and multiple functions of C3 have been the subject of intensive study.C3 [molecular weight (mol. wt) 190,000], the most abundant complement protein in serum (I. 2 m&ml), consists of two polypeptide chains, 3: and/_I, linked by disulfide bonds and non-covalent forces. Cleavage of C3 by the classical or alternative pathway C3 convertases at an Arg-Ser peptide bond between positions 77 and 78 of the a chain generates C3a, a 9000 mol. wt fragment with anaphylatoxin activity, and C3b (Fig. 1). The C3b fragment can, for a brief period, bind covalently via a labile binding site (Miller-Eberhard et al., 1966; Law et al., 1979; Tack et al., 1980) to cell surfaces, complex polysaccharides or immune aggregates. Unlike native C3, and C3b fragment expresses multiple binding sites, including sites for C5 (Vogt et al., 1978), properdin (P)(Chapitis and Lepow, 1976; Schreiber et al., 1975), factor H (Whaley and Ruddy. 1976; Weiler et al., 1976), factor I3 (Fearon et al., 1973; Brade et al., 1973), factor I (Vogt et al., 1977) and CRl, the C3b receptor (Nelson, 1953: Gigli and Nelson, 1968). Engagement of the binding sites on C3b has the following effects. Bound factor B becomes susceptible to cleavage and activation by factor D. Bound P stabilizes the resulting C3 convertase, bound C5 can be activated by C3b. Bb or C4b. 2a. Binding of factor H accelerates the decay-dissociation of the C3 convertase and modulates C3b for enzymatic degradation by factor I. Engagement of target cell-bound C3b with the CR1 on phagocytic cells causes cell adhesion, which may induce ingestion or extracellular killing. Many of the activities exhibited by bound C3b are