Regulation of regulators : Role of the complement factor H-related proteins

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The complement system, while being an essential and very efficient effector component of innate immunity, may cause damage to the host and result in various inflammatory, autoimmune and infectious diseases or cancer, when it is improperly activated or regulated. Factor H is a serum glycoprotein and the main regulator of the activity of the alternative complement pathway. Factor H, together with its splice variant factor H-like protein 1 (FHL-1), inhibits complement activation at the level of the central complement component C3 and beyond. In humans, there are also five factor H-related (FHR) proteins, whose function is poorly characterized. While data indicate complement inhibiting activity for some of the FHRs, there is increasing evidence that FHRs have an opposite role compared with factor H and FHL-1, namely, they enhance complement activation directly and also by competing with the regulators FH and FHL-1. This review summarizes the current stand and recent data on the roles of factor H family proteins in health and disease, with focus on the function of FHR proteins.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:45

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Seminars in immunology - 45(2019) vom: 08. Okt., Seite 101341

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Cserhalmi, Marcell [VerfasserIn]
Papp, Alexandra [VerfasserIn]
Brandus, Bianca [VerfasserIn]
Uzonyi, Barbara [VerfasserIn]
Józsi, Mihály [VerfasserIn]

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80295-65-4
9007-36-7
Alternative pathway
Blood Proteins
Carrier Proteins
Complement
Complement Factor H
Complement System Proteins
Deregulation
Factor H
Factor H-related protein
Inflammation
Journal Article
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

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Date Completed 04.06.2020

Date Revised 04.06.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.smim.2019.101341

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NLM303602082