Relative Impact of Complement Receptors CD21/35 (Cr2/1) on Scrapie Pathogenesis in Mice
ABSTRACT Complement receptors 1 and 2 (CR1/2 or CD35/CD21) recognize complement-opsonized antigens to initiate innate and adaptive immunity, respectively. CD35 stimulates phagocytosis on macrophages and antigen presentation on follicular dendritic cells (FDCs). CD21 helps activate B cells as part of...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2017-12-01
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Series: | mSphere |
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Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphereDirect.00493-17 |