Evidence that C5b recognizes and mediates C8 incorporation into the cytolytic complex of complement
| Autor: | J L Stewart, W P Kolb, J M Sodetz |
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| Rok vydání: | 1987 |
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| Zdroj: | The Journal of Immunology. 139:1960-1964 |
| ISSN: | 1550-6606 0022-1767 |
| DOI: | 10.4049/jimmunol.139.6.1960 |
| Popis: | The aim of this study was to identify constituents of the intermediate C5b-7 complex of human complement that mediate binding of C8 and formation of C5b-8. Analysis of interactions between purified C8 and C5, C6, or C7 indicate that C5 and C8 associate to form a dimer in solution. This interaction is specific and involves a single C5 binding site located on the beta-subunit of C8. Simultaneous interaction of C8 with C5 and C9 in solution suggests that during assembly of the cytolytic C5b-9 complex on membranes, C8 binds to C5b-7 through association of beta with C5b, after which C9 associates through interaction with the previously identified C9-specific site on the alpha-subunit. Other evidence of interaction with C5b was provided by the fact that C8 can bind purified C5b6. Also, in situ cross-linking experiments showed that within C5b-8, the beta-subunit is in close proximity to C5b. These results indicate that C8 binding to C5b-7 is mediated by a specific C5b recognition site on beta, thus explaining the requirement for this subunit in C5b-8 formation. They also reveal that C5b contains a specific site for interaction with beta. |
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