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Complement Factor B

Known as: C3PA, Complement Protein Factor B, Complement Protein B 
A glycine-rich, heat-labile serum glycoprotein that contains a component of the C3 CONVERTASE ALTERNATE PATHWAY (C3bBb). Bb, a serine protease, is… 
National Institutes of Health

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CFB geneComplement 3Complement C3 ConvertasesComplement C3b

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Complement Factor BaProperdin Factor Bf

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Immunologic Factors

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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Tendon healing in vitro: genetic modification of tenocytes with exogenous PDGF gene and promotion of collagen gene expression.
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Novel cis-acting elements in the human platelet-derived growth factor B-chain core promoter that mediate gene expression in cultured vascular endothelial cells.
Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) is a potent mitogen and chemoattractant constitutively expressed by a variety of normal and… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Molecular cloning of a lamprey homologue of the mammalian MHC class III gene, complement factor B.
To elucidate the origin and evolution of the complement system and the MHC, we isolated cDNA clones for the MHC class III… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
The murine Ig 3' alpha enhancer is a target site with repressor function for the B cell lineage-specific transcription factor BSAP (NF-HB, S alpha-BP).
Using electrophoretic mobility shift assays (EMSAs) we have identified several target sites for nuclear proteins in the murine… 
Review
1992
Review
1992
Molecular mechanism of hemolymph clotting system in Limulus.
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Point mutations in the Moloney murine leukemia virus enhancer identify a lymphoid-specific viral core motif and 1,3-phorbol myristate acetate-inducible element
The transcriptional enhancer of the Moloney murine leukemia virus (MoMLV) is organized as a 75-base-pair repeat, and in each copy… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Molecular cloning and characterization of the gene coding for human complement protein factor B.
Four cosmid clones, each with an average insert size of 40 kilobase pairs and containing the factor B gene, were isolated from a… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
A comparison of immunologic profiles and their influence on bacteremia in surgical patients with a high risk of infection.
Prospective sequential studies of the antibacterial function of neutrophils, lymphocyte responsiveness, opsonic capacity of serum… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
The complement system in bullous pemphigoid. II. Immunofluorescent evidence for both classical and alternate-pathway activation.
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
RECEPTOR FOR SOLUBLE C3 AND C3b ON HUMAN LYMPHOBLASTOID (RAJI) CELLS
This study describes the presence of a receptor for fluid phase human C3 and C3b on Raji cell membranes. The binding of C3 and… 
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