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Preanalytical classical and alternative complement pathway activity loss

Biochemia Medica, 2019
Introduction: Complement functional analyses provide insight into the integrity of the entire complement reaction cascade. These tests are suitable for investigating suspected complement deficiencies. Falsely reduced test outcomes may result from preanalytical instabilities of individual complement components.
Vercauteren, Koen O.A., Lambrecht, Stijn, Delanghe, Joris   +2 more
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Antibody-independent complement activation by myelin via the classical complement pathway. [PDF]

The Journal of experimental medicine, 1982
Murine or rabbit whole brain homogenates were shown to activate human complement via the classical pathway by an antibody-independent reaction. This activity required Ca++ ions. Anticomplementary activity in fractionated murine brain was found to reside in the myelin fraction and in purified myelin.
J C, Cyong, S S, Witkin, B, Rieger, E, Barbarese, R A, Good, N K, Day   +5 more
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The (Glg)ABCs of cyanobacteria: modelling of glycogen synthesis and functional divergence of glycogen synthases in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
We reconstituted Synechocystis glycogen synthesis in vitro from purified enzymes and showed that two GlgA isoenzymes produce glycogen with different architectures: GlgA1 yields denser, highly branched glycogen, whereas GlgA2 synthesizes longer, less‐branched chains.
Kenric Lee, Dimitrios Bekiari, Sofia Doello, Karl Forchhammer   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diversity and complexity in neural organoids

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Neural organoid research aims to expand genetic diversity on one side and increase tissue complexity on the other. Chimeroids integrate multiple donor genomes within single organoids. Self‐organising multi‐identity organoids, exogenous cell seeding, or enforced assembly of region‐specific organoids contribute to tissue complexity.
Ilaria Chiaradia, Madeline A. Lancaster
wiley   +1 more source

The lectin pathway of complement activation is a critical component of the innate immune response to pneumococcal infection.

PLoS Pathogens, 2012
The complement system plays a key role in host defense against pneumococcal infection. Three different pathways, the classical, alternative and lectin pathways, mediate complement activation.
Youssif M Ali, Nicholas J Lynch, Kashif S Haleem, Teizo Fujita, Yuichi Endo, Soren Hansen, Uffe Holmskov, Kazue Takahashi, Gregory L Stahl, Thomas Dudler, Umakhanth V Girija, Russell Wallis, Aras Kadioglu, Cordula M Stover, Peter W Andrew, Wilhelm J Schwaeble   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

Chimeric Proteins Containing MAP-1 and Functional Domains of C4b-Binding Protein Reveal Strong Complement Inhibitory Capacities

Frontiers in Immunology, 2018
The complement system is a tightly regulated network of proteins involved in defense against pathogens, inflammatory processes, and coordination of the innate and adaptive immune responses.
Cecilie E. Hertz, Rafael Bayarri-Olmos, Nikolaj Kirketerp-Møller, Sander van Putten, Katrine Pilely, Mikkel-Ole Skjoedt, Peter Garred   +6 more
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Complement Alternative and Mannose-Binding Lectin Pathway Activation Is Associated With COVID-19 Mortality

Frontiers in Immunology, 2021
BackgroundThe SARS-CoV-2 infection triggers excessive immune response resulting in increased levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines, endothelial injury, and intravascular coagulopathy.
Federica Defendi, Corentin Leroy, Corentin Leroy, Olivier Epaulard, Olivier Epaulard, Giovanna Clavarino, Antoine Vilotitch, Marion Le Marechal, Marie-Christine Jacob, Tatiana Raskovalova, Martine Pernollet, Audrey Le Gouellec, Audrey Le Gouellec, Jean-Luc Bosson, Pascal Poignard, Pascal Poignard, Matthieu Roustit, Matthieu Roustit, Nicole Thielens, Chantal Dumestre-Pérard, Chantal Dumestre-Pérard, Jean-Yves Cesbron   +21 more
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Hyperosmotic stress induces PARP1‐mediated HPF1‐dependent mono(ADP‐ribosyl)ation

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Sorbitol‐induced hyperosmotic stress rapidly induces reversible mono(ADP‐ribosyl)ation (MARylation) on PARP1 without the signs of genotoxic signaling. We show that PARP1 autoMARylation is HPF1 dependent and forms hydroxylamine‐resistant O‐glycosidic linkages.
Anna Georgina Kopasz, Mihály Mérey, Rebeka Vásárhelyi, Ramóna Pék, Victor Imburchia, László Henn, Adrián Kószó, Nicholas D. Lakin, Ivan Ahel, Sébastien Huet, Ágnes Czibula, Gyula Timinszky   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Organizing the interface—Plasma membrane architecture and receptor dynamics in virus‐cell interactions

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Plasma membranes contain dynamic nanoscale domains that organize lipids and receptors. Because viruses operate at similar scales, this architecture shapes early infection steps, including attachment, receptor engagement, and entry. Using influenza A virus and HIV‐1 as examples, we highlight how receptor nanoclusters, multivalent glycan interactions ...
Jan Schlegel, Christian Sieben
wiley   +1 more source

Epigenetic blind spots – the role of DNA methylation dynamics in stem cell‐based models of embryogenesis

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Embryo‐like structures (stembryos) are an innovative tool, but they are hindered by experimental variability and limited developmental potential. DNA methylation is crucial for mammalian development, but its status in stembryo models is poorly characterized.
Sara Canil, Anna Corrà, Annalisa Scapolatiello, Chengxiang Qiu, Gianluca Amadei   +4 more
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