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Trypsin-activated complex of human factor B with cobra venom factor (CVF), cleaving C3 and C5 and generating a lytic factor for unsensitized guinea pig erythrocytes. I. Generation of the activated complex.
- Source :
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Biken journal [Biken J] 1975 Dec; Vol. 18 (4), pp. 193-204. - Publication Year :
- 1975
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Abstract
- A complex formed between cobra venom factor (CVF) and isolated human factor B (B) was found to be converted by trypsin to a stable enzyme, CVF-B which cleaved the third component (C3) and the fifth component (C5) of human complement. The formation of CVF-B by trypsin required divalent cations, whereas the formation of the lytic factor from human serum occurred even in the presence of EDTA. CVF-B purified by gel filtration could initiate the hemolysis of unsensitized guinea pig erythrocytes when incubated with human complement components C5 to C9 in 0.01 M EDTA buffer. C3 was not required for the lysis of guinea pig erythrocytes initiated by CVF-B because of the beta1C precipitation line formed between human serum and anti-beta1C antibody did not inhibit the hemolysis by CVF-B in agarose gel. Treatment of beta1C and beta1F globulins in whole human serum with CVF-B in the presence of 0.01 M EDTA converted them to components with higher mobilities on immunoelectrophoresis.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0006-2324
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Biken journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 1218074