Ancient origins: complement in invertebrates
Proteins with obvious similarities to mammalian complement are widely distributed in the animal kingdom. In the vertebrate lineage, deuterostomes like sea urchins and tunicates express proteins that are homologues of C3, the central component of the vertebrate complement cascade. Their genomes also...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
2005-08-01
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| Series: | Invertebrate Survival Journal |
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| Online Access: | https://isj02.unimore.it/index.php/ISJ/article/view/112 |