[HTML][HTML] Advances in cryo-electron tomography for biology and medicine
Cryo-electron tomography (CET) utilizes a combination of specimen cryo-fixation and multi-
angle electron microscopy imaging to produce three-dimensional (3D) volume …
angle electron microscopy imaging to produce three-dimensional (3D) volume …
Intracellular complement: evidence, definitions, controversies, and solutions
BC King, AM Blom - Immunological Reviews, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The term “intracellular complement” has been introduced recently as an umbrella term to
distinguish functions of complement proteins that take place intracellularly, rather than in the …
distinguish functions of complement proteins that take place intracellularly, rather than in the …
Complement is activated by elevated IgG3 hexameric platforms and deposits C4b onto distinct antibody domains
L Abendstein, DJ Dijkstra, RTN Tjokrodirijo… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
IgG3 is unique among the IgG subclasses due to its extended hinge, allotypic diversity and
enhanced effector functions, including highly efficient pathogen neutralisation and …
enhanced effector functions, including highly efficient pathogen neutralisation and …
Insights into IgM-mediated complement activation based on in situ structures of IgM-C1-C4b
Antigen binding by serum Ig-M (IgM) protects against microbial infections and helps to
prevent autoimmunity, but causes life-threatening diseases when mistargeted. How antigen …
prevent autoimmunity, but causes life-threatening diseases when mistargeted. How antigen …
Structures of C1-IgG1 provide insights into how danger pattern recognition activates complement
Danger patterns on microbes or damaged host cells bind and activate C1, inducing innate
immune responses and clearance through the complement cascade. How these patterns …
immune responses and clearance through the complement cascade. How these patterns …
Optimally configured convolutional neural network for Tamil Handwritten Character Recognition by improved lion optimization model
RB Lincy, R Gayathri - Multimedia Tools and Applications, 2021 - Springer
In recent data, Optical character recognition (OCR) systems have laid hands in the field of
most popular language recognitions. Unlike other languages, the Tamil language is more …
most popular language recognitions. Unlike other languages, the Tamil language is more …
Structural basis for properdin oligomerization and convertase stimulation in the human complement system
DV Pedersen, TAF Gadeberg, C Thomas… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Properdin (FP) is a positive regulator of the immune system stimulating the activity of the
proteolytically active C3 convertase C3bBb in the alternative pathway of the complement …
proteolytically active C3 convertase C3bBb in the alternative pathway of the complement …
How the membrane attack complex damages the bacterial cell envelope and kills Gram‐negative bacteria
DJ Doorduijn, SHM Rooijakkers… - Bioessays, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The human immune system can directly lyse invading micro‐organisms and aberrant host
cells by generating pores in the cell envelope, called membrane attack complexes (MACs) …
cells by generating pores in the cell envelope, called membrane attack complexes (MACs) …
Structural studies offer a framework for understanding the role of properdin in the alternative pathway and beyond
DV Pedersen, J Lorentzen… - Immunological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Structures of alternative pathway proteins have offered a comprehensive structural basis for
understanding the molecular mechanisms governing activation and regulation of the …
understanding the molecular mechanisms governing activation and regulation of the …
The advent of structural biology in situ by single particle cryo-electron tomography
JG Galaz-Montoya, SJ Ludtke - Biophysics reports, 2017 - Springer
Single particle tomography (SPT), also known as subtomogram averaging, is a powerful
technique uniquely poised to address questions in structural biology that are not amenable …
technique uniquely poised to address questions in structural biology that are not amenable …