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The complement C3 protein family in invertebrates [PDF]

Invertebrate Survival Journal, 2011
Complement C3 plays a pivotal role in the innate immune system of mammals as the central component of the complement system essential for its activation mechanism and effecter function.
M Nonaka
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Experimental Characterization of Mycelium‐Based Composites Under Multiple Loading Conditions

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
This study examines the mechanical response of mycelium‐based composites under compression, shear, and tension using mechanical testing and imaging methods. The comparison between unpressed and hot‐pressed specimens shows that hot pressing is associated with higher compression and shear stiffnesses.
Shaghayegh Elahi, Kimiya Tajik, Harvey Shaw, Matti Isakov, Sami Pajunen, Lauri Rautkari   +5 more
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Complement factor H supplementation rather than complete C3 knockout provides therapeutic benefits in IgA nephropathy

Molecular Biomedicine
IgA nephropathy (IgAN), the most common primary glomerulonephritis worldwide, is characterized by mesangial IgA deposition, which triggers complement activation, primarily through the alternative pathway.
Xianzhi Li, Xinran Ni, Xiaohan Yuan, Huan Wu, Sufang Shi, Lijun Liu, Jicheng Lv, Hong Zhang, Li Zhu   +8 more
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Engineering Intelligent Graphene Oxide‐Cellulose Membranes: Suppressing Thermal Runaway for a Safer Aqueous Zinc‐Ion Batteries

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A novel thermos‐responsive hydroxypropyl cellulose/graphene oxide (HPC/GO) composite membrane is fabricated for reversible temperature‐gated ion transport in aqueous zinc‐ion batteries. Enabled by LCST‐driven structural transition, unimpeded ion diffusion at room temperature delivers high capacity, while elevated temperature suppresses transport; full ...
Xueli Bi, Kou Yang, Shushen Zheng, Juncheng Wang, Meng Li, Zhenzhen Wu, Yulin Zhong, Daria V. Andreeva, Kostya S. Novoselov, Shanqing Zhang   +9 more
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3D Printing Innovations in Polymeric Porous and Patterned Architecture

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Polymeric foams occupy a unique structural space between dense solids and open networks, where engineered void fraction governs mechanical compliance, thermal resistance, and mass transport. Additive manufacturing now enables precise spatial control over cellular architecture, unlocking designer foam structures across applications spanning crash ...
Dhanush Patil, Sri Vaishnavi Thummalapalli, Clarissa Westover, Arunachalam Ramanathan, M. Taylor Sobzcak, Roumika Patil, Qixuan Xiang, Tiantian Li, Sui Yang, Timothy E. Long, Hongyue Sun, Xianqiao Wang, Yang Liu, Kenan Song   +13 more
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Development and Optimization of an ELISA to Quantitate C3(H2O) as a Marker of Human Disease

Frontiers in Immunology, 2019
Discovery of a C3(H2O) uptake pathway has led to renewed interest in this alternative pathway triggering form of C3 in human biospecimens. Previously, a quantifiable method to measure C3(H2O), not confounded by other complement activation products, was ...
Michelle Elvington, M. Kathryn Liszewski, Alexis R. Liszewski, Hrishikesh S. Kulkarni, Ramsey R. Hachem, Thalachallour Mohanakumar, Alfred H. J. Kim, John P. Atkinson   +7 more
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Trace Sulfur‐Doping Boosts NiCo Heterostructured Catalyst for Selective Glycerol‐to‐Formic Acid Electroreforming

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A sulfur‐doped Ni–Co heterostructured catalyst is rationally designed to regulate interfacial electronic and adsorption properties for selective glycerol electrooxidation. The synergistic Ni–Co active sites promote hydroxide activation and glycerol adsorption, enabling efficient formic acid production and durable hydrogen generation under continuous ...
Lingqin Shen, Jianchuan Jin, Auttaphon Chachvalvutikul, Ouardia Akdim, Graham J. Hutchings   +4 more
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Genetic analysis of the complement pathway in C3 glomerulopathy [PDF]

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 2018
C3 glomerulopathy often presents with a membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) pattern, and is principally caused by unrestricted activation of the complement alternative pathway. Genetic abnormalities of the complement system critically implicate in the pathogenesis of C3 glomerulopathy, but a systemic profile remains open, especially in Asia.
Weiwei, Zhao, Yin, Ding, Jianping, Lu, Tao, Zhang, Dacheng, Chen, Haitao, Zhang, Caihong, Zeng, Zhihong, Liu, Huimei, Chen   +8 more
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Digitizing the Filtration Interface: A Smart, Modular Janus Wood Platform for Self‐Reporting Oil/Water Remediation

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This work developed a smart Janus wood membrane integrating asymmetric wettability with built‐in electrical sensing for oil‐water separation. The membrane achieved > 99.5% separation efficiency and high flux by leveraging wood's natural anisotropic pore structure.
Kaiwen Chen, Cheng Hao, Wenjuan Zhao, Haonan Zhang, Yujing Tan, Fengze Sun, Xuewen Han, Hui Peng, Tianyi Zhan, Jianxiong Lyu, Ning Yan   +10 more
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Specific Evolution and Gene Family Expansion of Complement 3 and Regulatory Factor H in Fish

Frontiers in Immunology, 2020
The complement system comprises a large family of plasma proteins that play a central role in innate and adaptive immunity. To better understand the evolution of the complement system in vertebrates and the contribution of complement to fish immunity ...
Babak Najafpour, João C. R. Cardoso, Adelino V. M. Canário, Deborah M. Power   +3 more
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