Complement-inhibiting activities of human CD59 and analogues from rat, sheep, and pig are not homologously restricted

Human erythrocyte CD59 and analogues isolated from erythrocytes of rat, sheep, and pig were examined for their ability to protect erythrocytes from various species against lysis by C from homologous and heterologous sources. In all cases, incorporation of human CD59 or analogues from rat, sheep, and pig efficiently protected guinea pig erythrocytes against lysis by C homologous with the CD59. However, each of the CD59 analogues also conferred on guinea pig erythrocytes protection against C from most heterologous species. These results demonstrate that none of the CD59 analogues tested were species specific in their C-inhibiting activity. Erythrocytes from species other than guinea pig could not be protected by incorporation of any of the available CD59 analogues despite similar incorporation in all erythrocytes tested. We suggest that the presence of endogenous inhibitors on these other erythrocytes masks the activity of incorporated CD59. Evidence that is supportive of this hypothesis was provided by demonstrating that blocking the endogenous CD59 with mAbs rendered erythrocytes susceptible to inhibition by high dosages of incorporated CD59.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

1994

Erschienen:

1994

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:152

Enthalten in:

Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 152(1994), 8 vom: 15. Apr., Seite 4095-101

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

van den Berg, C W [VerfasserIn]
Morgan, B P [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Antigens, CD
CD59 Antigens
Comparative Study
Complement Inactivator Proteins
Complement Membrane Attack Complex
Journal Article
Membrane Glycoproteins
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 05.05.1994

Date Revised 16.11.2017

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM074878050