Effect of Vibrio-Derived Extracellular Protease vEP-45 on the Blood Complement System

SIMPLE SUMMARY: An extracellular Vibrio protease called vEP-45 can activate the complement system through an alternative pathway by cleaving key complement precursors, including C3 and C5, to their active forms, which can induce innate immunity. ABSTRACT: Vibrio vulnificus is a pathogenic bacterium...

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Autores principales: Kwon, So Hyun, Park, Jung Eun, Cho, Yeong Hee, Lee, Jung Sup
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8389632/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34440030
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biology10080798

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8389632/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34440030
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biology10080798

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