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CFB  -  complement factor B

Homo sapiens

Synonyms: AHUS4, ARMD14, BF, BFD, C3/C5 convertase, ...
 
 
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Disease relevance of CFB

 

High impact information on CFB

 

Chemical compound and disease context of CFB

 

Biological context of CFB

 

Anatomical context of CFB

 

Associations of CFB with chemical compounds

 

Other interactions of CFB

  • Complement components C4 and properdin factor B (Bf) were typed by immunofixation after electrophoresis [26].
  • C4B2 was significantly increased in frequency, whereas no significant deviations were detected in BF compared with the controls [13].
  • Does complement factor B have a role in the pathogenesis of atypical HUS [12]?
  • 18 families with 21 informative matings for both properdin Factor B allotype and HLA-B were found [17].
  • Identification of the C3b binding site in a recombinant vWF-A domain of complement factor B by surface-enhanced laser desorption-ionisation affinity mass spectrometry and homology modelling: implications for the activity of factor B [27].
 

Analytical, diagnostic and therapeutic context of CFB

References

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  2. Activation of the alternative (properdin) pathway by divalent cations. Lew, F.T., Yukiyama, Y., Waks, H.S., Osler, A.G. J. Immunol. (1975) [Pubmed]
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  14. Complete primary structure for the zymogen of human complement factor B. Mole, J.E., Anderson, J.K., Davison, E.A., Woods, D.E. J. Biol. Chem. (1984) [Pubmed]
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  21. Cleavage of the third complement component (C3) and generation of the spasmogenic peptide, C3a, in human serum via the properdin pathway: demonstration of inhibitory as well as enhancing effects of epsilon-amino-caproic acid. Vogt, W., Schmidt, G., Lynen, R., Dieminger, L. J. Immunol. (1975) [Pubmed]
  22. Allelic distribution of complement components BF, C4A, C4B, and C3 in Psoriasis vulgaris. Cisło, M., Hałasa, J., Wasik, F., Nockowski, P., Prussak, M., Mańczak, M., Kuśnierczyk, P. Immunol. Lett. (2002) [Pubmed]
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  29. Human complement factor B: cDNA cloning, nucleotide sequencing, phenotypic conversion by site-directed mutagenesis and expression. Horiuchi, T., Kim, S., Matsumoto, M., Watanabe, I., Fujita, S., Volanakis, J.E. Mol. Immunol. (1993) [Pubmed]
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