Origin of the fourth component of complement related Chido and Rodgers blood group antigens. 1988

J P Atkinson, and A C Chan, and D R Karp, and C C Killion, and R Brown, and D Spinella, and D C Shreffler, and R P Levine
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Laboratories, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Mo.

We have reviewed the relationship between C4 and its related blood group and discussed the mechanisms whereby a fragment of C4 could become attached to erythrocytes (E). We hypothesize that there is chronic fluid-phase activation of C4 by either C1 to form C4b or spontaneous cleavage of the thioester to form iC4. These activated molecules bind to E. Proteolytic degradation of the bound C4b or iC4 would leave a covalently attached fragment of C4 on E and thereby give rise to the Ch and Rg blood group antigens. This system is of further immunopathologic interest since this 'normal' activation or turnover of C4 is closely regulated. In patients deficient in regulatory proteins, this spontaneous or normal turnover of C4 and C3 may initiate a pathologic condition.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D010446 Peptide Fragments Partial proteins formed by partial hydrolysis of complete proteins or generated through PROTEIN ENGINEERING techniques. Peptide Fragment,Fragment, Peptide,Fragments, Peptide
D011951 Receptors, Complement Molecules on the surface of some B-lymphocytes and macrophages, that recognize and combine with the C3b, C3d, C1q, and C4b components of complement. Complement Receptors,Complement Receptor,Complement Receptor Type 1,Receptor, Complement
D001789 Blood Group Antigens Sets of cell surface antigens located on BLOOD CELLS. They are usually membrane GLYCOPROTEINS or GLYCOLIPIDS that are antigenically distinguished by their carbohydrate moieties. Blood Group,Blood Group Antigen,Blood Groups,Antigen, Blood Group,Antigens, Blood Group,Group Antigen, Blood,Group, Blood,Groups, Blood
D003167 Complement Activation The sequential activation of serum COMPLEMENT PROTEINS to create the COMPLEMENT MEMBRANE ATTACK COMPLEX. Factors initiating complement activation include ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY COMPLEXES, microbial ANTIGENS, or cell surface POLYSACCHARIDES. Activation, Complement,Activations, Complement,Complement Activations
D003181 Complement C4 A glycoprotein that is important in the activation of CLASSICAL COMPLEMENT PATHWAY. C4 is cleaved by the activated COMPLEMENT C1S into COMPLEMENT C4A and COMPLEMENT C4B. C4 Complement,C4 Complement Component,Complement 4,Complement C4, Precursor,Complement Component 4,Pro-C4,Pro-complement 4,C4, Complement,Complement Component, C4,Complement, C4,Component 4, Complement,Component, C4 Complement,Pro C4,Pro complement 4
D004912 Erythrocytes Red blood cells. Mature erythrocytes are non-nucleated, biconcave disks containing HEMOGLOBIN whose function is to transport OXYGEN. Blood Cells, Red,Blood Corpuscles, Red,Red Blood Cells,Red Blood Corpuscles,Blood Cell, Red,Blood Corpuscle, Red,Erythrocyte,Red Blood Cell,Red Blood Corpuscle
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D017463 Receptors, Complement 3b Molecular sites on or in some B-lymphocytes and macrophages that recognize and combine with COMPLEMENT C3B. The primary structure of these receptors reveal that they contain transmembrane and cytoplasmic domains, with their extracellular portion composed entirely of thirty short consensus repeats each having 60 to 70 amino acids. Antigens, CD35,C3b Receptors,CD35 Antigens,CR1 Receptors,Complement 3b Receptors,Receptors, C3b,Receptors, CR1,CD 35 Antigens,CD35 Antigen,Complement 3b Receptor,Antigen, CD35,Antigens, CD 35,Receptor, Complement 3b

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