A computational and experimental study of the regulatory mechanisms of the complement system.
The complement system is key to innate immunity and its activation is necessary for the clearance of bacteria and apoptotic cells. However, insufficient or excessive complement activation will lead to immune-related diseases. It is so far unknown how the complement activity is up- or down- regulated...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2011-01-01
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Series: | PLoS Computational Biology |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3024260?pdf=render |