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C-reactive protein (CRP) is an annular (ring-shaped) pentameric protein found in blood plasma, whose circulating concentrations rise in response to inflammation. It is an acute-phase protein of hepatic origin that increases following interleukin-6 secretion by macrophages and T cells .
Positive acute-phase proteins serve (as part of the innate immune system) different physiological functions within the immune system.Some act to destroy or inhibit growth of microbes, e.g., C-reactive protein, mannose-binding protein, [3] complement factors, ferritin, ceruloplasmin, serum amyloid A and haptoglobin.
C1q can also be activated in other ways, for example by binding to pentraxins such as C-reactive protein [2] or directly to the surface of pathogens. [1] Such binding of C1q leads to conformational changes in the C1q molecule, which activates the associated C1r molecules. Active C1r cleaves the C1s molecules, activating them.
EXCERPT: Activated leukocytes induce the synthesis and secretion from the liver of an unrelated set of proteins called acute-phase proteins. One such protein, C-reactive protein (CRP) was originally identified as binding to the phosphocholine attachment site of capsular polysaccharide (C-polysaccharide) from Streptococcus pneumoniae.
Chronic systemic inflammation (SI) is the result of release of pro-inflammatory cytokines from immune-related cells and the chronic activation of the innate immune system.It can contribute to the development or progression of certain conditions such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, autoimmune and neurodegenerative ...
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12266 Ensembl ENSG00000125730 ENSMUSG00000024164 UniProt P01024 P01027 RefSeq (mRNA) NM_000064 NM_009778 RefSeq (protein) NP_000055 NP_033908 Location (UCSC) Chr 19: 6.68 – 6.73 Mb Chr 17: 57.51 – 57.54 Mb PubMed search Wikidata View/Edit Human View/Edit Mouse Complement component 3, often simply called C3, is a protein of the immune system that is found primarily in the blood. It plays a ...