Characterization of a Gene Coding for the Complement System Component FB from Loxosceles laeta Spider Venom Glands.

The human complement system is composed of more than 30 proteins and many of these have conserved domains that allow tracing the phylogenetic evolution. The complement system seems to be initiated with the appearance of C3 and factor B (FB), the only components found in some protostomes and cnidaria...

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Main Authors: Daniela Tiemi Myamoto, Giselle Pidde-Queiroz, Rute Maria Gonçalves-de-Andrade, Aurélio Pedroso, Carmen W van den Berg, Denise V Tambourgi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4714745?pdf=render