Complement Membrane Attack Complex New Roles, Mechanisms of Action, and Therapeutic Targets
Xie CB, Jane-Wit D, Pober JS. Complement Membrane Attack Complex New Roles, Mechanisms of Action, and Therapeutic Targets. American Journal Of Pathology 2020, 190: 1138-1150. PMID: 32194049, PMCID: PMC7280757, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2020.02.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMembrane attack complexMAC assemblyExpression of inhibitorMechanism of actionFacilitate secretionDependent transcriptionPlasma membraneIntracellular signalingComplement membrane attack complexAbsence of lysisSignalingRecent insightsBiophysical propertiesComplement-mediated diseasesAttack complexTherapeutic targetCell activationDisease pathogenesisAdaptive immunityNew roleIL-18IL-1βCytolytic effectorsProinflammatory effectsProinflammatory proteins