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ReviewClinical and experimental immunology1994

Collectins, collectin receptors and the lectin pathway of complement activation.

R Malhotra, J Lu, U Holmskov, R B Sim

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Review in Clinical and experimental immunology, 1994. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 64 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

R MalhotraDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, UK.
J Lu
U Holmskov
R B Sim
University of Oxford · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The collectins are a group of soluble multimeric lectins, which contain collagenous segments, and resemble the complement protein C1q in aspects of their structures and functions. This group of proteins, which includes MBP, SP-A, SP-D, conglutinin and CL-43, are known to act as opsonins in various circumstances, and are likely to have roles in innate immunity. The focus of current research is to pursue the hypothesis that the collectins recognize and bind to non-host carbohydrate structures on microorganisms and particles, and participate in the processing or elimination of such material, either by direct interaction with phagocytic cell receptors, or by indirect routes such as complement activation .

Indexed as

AnimalsCarrier ProteinsCollectinsComplement ActivationComplement C1qHumansLectinsReceptors, ComplementReceptors, MitogenSerum GlobulinsCarrier Proteinscollectin-43 protein, bovineCollectinsComplement C1qconglutininLectinsReceptors, ComplementReceptors, MitogenSerum Globulins

Identifiers

PMID8070142
PMCPMC1550359
OpenAlexW2055492194

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