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ISOLATION OF β(1F)-GLOBULIN FROM HUMAN SERUM AND ITS CHARACTERIZATION AS THE FIFTH COMPONENT OF COMPLEMENT

At least 3 complement factors were found necessary for the conversion of the thermolabile intermediate complex EAC'1a,4,2a to a thermostable state. One of these factors is the earlier described β(1C)-globulin. The second, a heretofore unrecorded serum protein, β(1F)-globulin. The third factor h...

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Autores principales: Nilsson, Ulf R., Müller-Eberhard, Hans J.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Rockefeller University Press 1965
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2138056/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14316946
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Sumario:At least 3 complement factors were found necessary for the conversion of the thermolabile intermediate complex EAC'1a,4,2a to a thermostable state. One of these factors is the earlier described β(1C)-globulin. The second, a heretofore unrecorded serum protein, β(1F)-globulin. The third factor has not yet been defined as a discrete serum protein entity. Kinetic experiments indicated that β(1C) reacted prior to β(1F), which in turn seemed to precede the third factor in the reaction sequence. Therefore, the 3 components were tentatively designated the third (C'3), the fifth (C'5), and the sixth (C'6) components of complement, respectively. A procedure was developed allowing the isolation of highly purified β(1C)-(C'3) and β(1F)-globulin (C'5) and of partially purified C'6. With respect to its function in immune hemolysis, β(1F)-globulin or C'5 was found to be closely dependent on the simultaneous presence of C'6. The hypothesis that C'5 and C'6 form a functional unit was supported by the finding that both components interact with each other in solution resulting in the formation of a complex. A similar complex was also found in fresh human serum.