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ArticleCell host & microbe2019

Complement C4 Prevents Viral Infection through Capsid Inactivation.

Maria Bottermann, Stian Foss, Sarah L Caddy, Dean Clift, Laurens M van Tienen, Marina Vaysburd, James Cruickshank, Kevin O'Connell, Jessica Clark, Keith Mayes and 6 more

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Article in Cell host & microbe, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 48 papers.

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48citing papers in PubMed
7.5field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

48 citing papers in PubMed, 79 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Maria BottermannProtein and Nucleic Acid Chemistry Division, Medical Research Council, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK.
Stian FossCentre for Immune Regulation (CIR) and Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo N-0316, Norway; CIR and Department of Immunology, Rikshospitalet, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo N-0372, Norway; Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital, Oslo N-0372, Norway.
Sarah L CaddyProtein and Nucleic Acid Chemistry Division, Medical Research Council, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK.
Dean CliftProtein and Nucleic Acid Chemistry Division, Medical Research Council, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK.
Laurens M van TienenProtein and Nucleic Acid Chemistry Division, Medical Research Council, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK.
Marina VaysburdProtein and Nucleic Acid Chemistry Division, Medical Research Council, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK.
James CruickshankProtein and Nucleic Acid Chemistry Division, Medical Research Council, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK.
Kevin O'ConnellProtein and Nucleic Acid Chemistry Division, Medical Research Council, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK.
Jessica ClarkProtein and Nucleic Acid Chemistry Division, Medical Research Council, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK.
Keith MayesProtein and Nucleic Acid Chemistry Division, Medical Research Council, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK.
Katie HigginsonProtein and Nucleic Acid Chemistry Division, Medical Research Council, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK.
Heidrun E LodeCIR and Department of Immunology, Rikshospitalet, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo N-0372, Norway; Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital, Oslo N-0372, Norway.
Martin B McAdamCIR and Department of Immunology, Rikshospitalet, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo N-0372, Norway.
Inger SandlieCentre for Immune Regulation (CIR) and Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo N-0316, Norway; CIR and Department of Immunology, Rikshospitalet, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo N-0372, Norway.
Jan Terje AndersenCIR and Department of Immunology, Rikshospitalet, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo N-0372, Norway; Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital, Oslo N-0372, Norway.
Leo C JamesProtein and Nucleic Acid Chemistry Division, Medical Research Council, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK. Electronic address: lcj@mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk.
MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology · GBMedical Research Council · GBOslo University Hospital · NOUniversity of Oslo · NO

Funding

Medical Research Council MC_U105181010Wellcome Trust 200594/Z/16/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The complement system is vital for anti-microbial defense. In the classical pathway, pathogen-bound antibody recruits the C1 complex (C1qC1r

Indexed as

Immunity, HumoralVirus InactivationAdenoviruses, HumanAdenovirus Infections, HumanAnimalsAntibodies, ViralCapsidCell LineComplement C1Complement C4Disease Models, AnimalImmunologic FactorsMiceMice, KnockoutProtein BindingAntibodies, ViralComplement C1Complement C4Immunologic Factorsadenoviruscomplementcomplement C4complement-mediated neutralizationgene therapyhost-pathogenhumoral immunityneutralizing antibodiesnon-enveloped virusTRIM21

Identifiers

PMID30926239
PMCPMC6461443
OpenAlexW2925325810

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