Properdin: Emerging roles of a pattern-recognition molecule

Claudia Kemper*, John P. Atkinson, Dennis E. Hourcade

*Korrespondierende/r Autor/-in für diese Arbeit
158 Zitate (Scopus)

Abstract

Complement is an innate immune system that is a first line of defense against pathogens and facilitates elimination of apoptotic and injured cells. During complement activation, the complement convertases are assembled on target surfaces and initiate their proteolytic activities, a process that marks targets for phagocytosis and/or lysis. The complement alternative activation pathway has been implicated in a number of autoimmune conditions including arthritis and age-related macular degeneration. Properdin, a plasma component that is also released by activated neutrophils, is critical in the stabilization of alternative pathway convertases. Recently, it has been shown that properdin is also a pattern-recognition molecule that binds to certain microbial surfaces, apoptotic cells, and necrotic cells. Once bound to a surface, properdin can direct convertase formation and target uptake. New studies are now focusing on a role for properdin in inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. This review examines the new properdin findings and their implications.

OriginalspracheEnglisch
ZeitschriftAnnual Review of Immunology
Jahrgang28
Seiten (von - bis)131-155
Seitenumfang25
ISSN0732-0582
DOIs
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 23.04.2010

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  • Forschungsschwerpunkt: Infektion und Entzündung - Zentrum für Infektions- und Entzündungsforschung Lübeck (ZIEL)

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