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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 .
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.
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.
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.
This glossary of biology terms is a list of definitions of fundamental terms and concepts used in biology, the study of life and of living organisms.It is intended as introductory material for novices; for more specific and technical definitions from sub-disciplines and related fields, see Glossary of cell biology, Glossary of genetics, Glossary of evolutionary biology, Glossary of ecology ...
3569 16193 Ensembl ENSG00000136244 ENSMUSG00000025746 UniProt P05231 P08505 RefSeq (mRNA) NM_000600 NM_001318095 NM_001371096 NM_031168 NM_001314054 RefSeq (protein) NP_000591 NP_001305024 NP_001358025 NP_001300983 NP_112445 Location (UCSC) Chr 7: 22.73 – 22.73 Mb Chr 5: 30.22 – 30.22 Mb PubMed search Wikidata View/Edit Human View/Edit Mouse Interleukin 6 (IL-6) is an interleukin that acts ...
Several coaches are squarely on the NFL hot seat entering Week 18, with Mike McCarthy and Brian Daboll among those facing uncertain futures.
Cystatin C is a non-glycosylated, basic protein (isoelectric point at pH 9.3). The crystal structure of cystatin C is characterized by a short alpha helix and a long alpha helix which lies across a large antiparallel, five-stranded beta sheet. Like other type 2 cystatins, it has two disulfide bonds.