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ArticleThe Journal of biological chemistry2018

Two distinct conformations of factor H regulate discrete complement-binding functions in the fluid phase and at cell surfaces.

Amy J Osborne, Ruodan Nan, Ami Miller, Jayesh S Bhatt, Jayesh Gor, Stephen J Perkins

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Article in The Journal of biological chemistry, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Amy J OsborneFrom the Department of Structural and Molecular Biology, Darwin Building, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom.
Ruodan NanFrom the Department of Structural and Molecular Biology, Darwin Building, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom.
Ami MillerFrom the Department of Structural and Molecular Biology, Darwin Building, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom.
Jayesh S BhattFrom the Department of Structural and Molecular Biology, Darwin Building, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom.
Jayesh GorFrom the Department of Structural and Molecular Biology, Darwin Building, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom.
Stephen J PerkinsFrom the Department of Structural and Molecular Biology, Darwin Building, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom s.perkins@ucl.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0001-9218-9805
Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Factor H (FH) is the major regulator of C3b in the alternative pathway of the complement system in immunity. FH comprises 20 short complement regulator (SCR) domains, including eight glycans, and its Y402H polymorphism predisposes those who carry it to age-related macular degeneration. To better understand FH complement binding and self-association, we have studied the solution structures of both the His-402 and Tyr-402 FH allotypes. Analytical ultracentrifugation revealed that up to 12% of both FH allotypes self-associate, and this was confirmed by small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), MS, and surface plasmon resonance analyses. SAXS showed that monomeric FH has a radius of gyration (

Indexed as

Complement C3bComplement Factor HPeptide FragmentsCrystallography, X-RayHumansProtein BindingProtein ConformationProtein DomainsSurface Plasmon ResonanceX-Ray DiffractionCFH protein, humanComplement C3bcomplement C3d,gComplement Factor HPeptide Fragmentsanalytical ultracentrifugationC3b activitycomplementcomplement regulationimmune systeminnate immunitymolecular modelingMonte Carlo modelingsolution structuresurface plasmon resonance (SPR)X-ray scattering

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PMID30217822
PMCPMC6222095
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