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Can ficolin‐2 (L‐ficolin) insufficiency be established by a single serum protein measurement?
International Journal of Immunogenetics, 2015SummarySerum ficolin‐2 was measured in multiple (2‐27) samples from 68 paediatric sepsis patients. Fourteen individuals (21%) gave values that included a change in status from ‘normal’ to ‘insufficient’ or vice versa. Therefore, if possible, ficolin‐2 concentration should be determined in samples obtained when a disease is inactive.
D C, Kilpatrick +6 more
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Journal of Biochemistry, 1996
A novel elastin-binding protein, EBP-37, was recently identified and purified from human plasma. Its partial amino acid sequences showed significant homology to porcine ficolins, which were originally purified from porcine uterus membranes as multimeric proteins with fibrinogen- and collagen-like domains.
S, Harumiya +7 more
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A novel elastin-binding protein, EBP-37, was recently identified and purified from human plasma. Its partial amino acid sequences showed significant homology to porcine ficolins, which were originally purified from porcine uterus membranes as multimeric proteins with fibrinogen- and collagen-like domains.
S, Harumiya +7 more
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Comparative study of the human ficolins reveals unique features of Ficolin-3 (Hakata antigen)
Molecular Immunology, 2008The ficolins and mannose-binding lectin (MBL) are collagen-like defence proteins that serve as recognition molecules in lectin complement pathway. Differential features that may indicate diverse functions of these proteins are poorly understood. In this study we compared important biological features of the ficolins and MBL.
Hummelshoj, Tina +4 more
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Histidine-regulated activity of M-ficolin
Biochemical Journal, 2008Human M-ficolin is a pathogen-associated molecular recognition molecule in the innate immune system, and it binds to some sugars, such as GlcNAc (N-acetylglucosamine), on pathogen surfaces. From previous structural and functional studies of the FD1 (M-ficolin fibrinogen-like domain), we proposed that the ligand-binding region of FD1 exists in a ...
Michikazu, Tanio, Toshiyuki, Kohno
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Activation of the lectin complement pathway by ficolins
International Immunopharmacology, 2001Mannose-binding lectin (MBL), a serum lectin specific for mannose or N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc), which contains both a collagen-like domain and a carbohydrate-recognition domain (CRD), plays a role in innate immunity by acting as an opsonin and activating complement in association with MBL-associated serine protease (MASP) via the lectin pathway ...
M, Matsushita +3 more
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Molecular Cloning and Characterization of Mouse Ficolin-A
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 1998A novel ficolin-related gene was isolated from the mouse liver lambda ZAPII cDNA library. The protein encoded by this gene consists of both collagen- and fibrinogen-like domains, which are common features of the ficolin family, and was named mouse ficolin-A. The amino acid sequence of mouse ficolin-A is 60.2, 59.8, 59.8, and 59.6% identical to those of
Y, Fujimori +6 more
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2010
Ficolins constitute a family of proteins whose biological role has been an enigma for many years. Over the past few years it has become evident that ficolins are part of the innate immune system and function as recognition molecules in the complement system.
Garred, Peter +6 more
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Ficolins constitute a family of proteins whose biological role has been an enigma for many years. Over the past few years it has become evident that ficolins are part of the innate immune system and function as recognition molecules in the complement system.
Garred, Peter +6 more
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Ficolins: Structure, Function and Associated Diseases
2008Innate immunity relies upon the ability of a few pattern recognition molecules to sense molecular markers. Ficolins are humoral molecules of the innate immune systems which recognize carbohydrate molecules on pathogens, apoptotic and necrotic cells. Three ficolins have been identified in humans: L-ficolin, H-ficolin and M-ficolin (also referred to as ...
Xiao-Lian, Zhang, Mohammed A M, Ali
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