"Properdin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A 53-kDa protein that is a positive regulator of the alternate pathway of complement activation (COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION PATHWAY, ALTERNATIVE). It stabilizes the ALTERNATIVE PATHWAY C3 CONVERTASE (C3bBb) and protects it from rapid inactivation, thus facilitating the cascade of COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION and the formation of MEMBRANE ATTACK COMPLEX. Individuals with mutation in the PFC gene exhibit properdin deficiency and have a high susceptibility to infections.
Descriptor ID |
D011414
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MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.124.486.274.965 D12.776.124.790.223.624 D12.776.377.715.182.624
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Concept/Terms |
Properdin- Properdin
- Complement Factor P
- Factor P, Complement
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2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Properdin" by people in Profiles.
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Shaughnessy J, Chabeda A, Lewis LA, Ram S. Alternative pathway amplification and infections. Immunol Rev. 2023 01; 313(1):162-180.
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Wu EY, McInnis EA, Boyer-Suavet S, Mendoza CE, Aybar LT, Kennedy KB, Poulton CJ, Henderson CD, Hu Y, Hogan SL, Hu P, Xiao H, Nachman PH, Jennette JC, Falk RJ, Bunch DO. Measuring Circulating Complement Activation Products in Myeloperoxidase- and Proteinase 3-Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2019 11; 71(11):1894-1903.
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Gulati S, Agarwal S, Vasudhev S, Rice PA, Ram S. Properdin is critical for antibody-dependent bactericidal activity against Neisseria gonorrhoeae that recruit C4b-binding protein. J Immunol. 2012 Apr 01; 188(7):3416-25.
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Agarwal S, Specht CA, Haibin H, Ostroff GR, Ram S, Rice PA, Levitz SM. Linkage specificity and role of properdin in activation of the alternative complement pathway by fungal glycans. mBio. 2011; 2(5).
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Agarwal S, Ferreira VP, Cortes C, Pangburn MK, Rice PA, Ram S. An evaluation of the role of properdin in alternative pathway activation on Neisseria meningitidis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae. J Immunol. 2010 Jul 01; 185(1):507-16.
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Finberg R, Barland P, Grayzel AI. Measurement of complement components in systemic lupus erythematosus by radial immunodiffusion. Am J Clin Pathol. 1977 Jan; 67(1):97-9.