Pentraxins and Fc Receptor-Mediated Immune Responses

C-reactive protein (CRP) is a member of the pentraxin family of proteins. These proteins are highly conserved over the course of evolution being present as far back as 250 million years ago. Mammalian pentraxins are characterized by the presence of five identical non-covalently linked subunits. Each...

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Main Authors: Jinghua Lu, Carolyn Mold, Terry W. Du Clos, Peter D. Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
CRP
SAP
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2018.02607/full