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Complement C3 Convertases

Known as: Convertase, C 3, Convertases, Complement C3, Convertase, C3 
Serine proteases that cleaves C3 at the carboxyl of Arg-77 of the alpha-chain to yield COMPLEMENT 3A and COMPLEMENT 3B in either the classical or the… 
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2012
2012
By low molecular weight components of aurintricarboxylic acid synthesis complex, selective inhibition of membrane attack complex and c3 convertase of complement
With molecular weight of kilodalton less components aurintricarboxylic acid complex, mammalian species, preferably selectively… 
1986
1986
Effect of Trypanosoma cruzi membrane components on the formation of the classical pathway C3 convertase.
When T. cruzi trypomastigote forms are held at 45 degrees C for 10 min in saline they become susceptible to lysis by the… 
1984
1984
Complement activation by heat-killed human kidney cells: formation, activity, and stabilization of cell-bound C3 convertases.
Heat-killed kidney cells (HKKC) incubated with serum or purified C3 and factors B and D stain intensely for C3 by… 
1984
1984
Heterogeneity, polypeptide chain composition and antigenic reactivity of autoantibodies (F-42) that are directed against the classical pathway C3 convertase of complement and isolated from sera of…
F-42, an autoantibody found in the sera of some patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, was isolated from sera of seven… 
1983
1983
Modulation of the formation of the human amplification C3 convertase of complement by polycations.
Neutralization of the negative charges of heparin by polycations in the fluid phase suppressed the inhibitory effect of heparin… 
1981
1981
Modulation of the formation of the human amplification c 3 convertase by poly cations
1981
1981
The separation of functionally distinct forms of the third component of human complement (C3).
Complement component C3 prepared by the method of Tack & Prahl [(1976) Biochemistry 15, 4513-4521] was found to contain the… 
1980
1980
Membrane specific igg augments the generation of membrane bound amplification c3 convertase sites with purified proteins. Abstr.
1976
1976
The cofactors required by C3 nephritic factor to generate a C3 convertase in vitro.
The mechanisms by which a C3 convertase is generated by C3 nephritic factor (NeF) were investigated using purified NeF, C3, C3b… 
1975
1975
Alternate complement pathway induction of aggregation and release of 5-hydroxytryptamine and adenosine diphosphate by rabbit platelets.
The present studies investigated patterns of rabbit platelet aggregation and release of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5HT) utilizing nine…