ISSN:
1365-3083
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Interaction between human Clq and IgG coaled latex particles has been studied by means of a standard aggregometer equipment. A dose-dependent agglutination was observed and 100 ng of Clq were readily detected. The kinetics of the agglutination was also monitored. Serum, partially puritied Cl, and high molecular weight fractions from Sephadex G-200 fractionated serum produced agglutination only in the presence of EDTA. In the absence of this chclator these products disintegrated prerormed Clq-IgG-latex particle agglutinates. This disagglutin-ating principle is heat-sensitive and tentatively macromolecular Cl dependent. The most probable basis of the activity is the competition between Cl, with a high affinity for IgG particles, and Clq. The inability of Cl to induce particle agglutination might be causetl by the Cl subunits Clr and Cls sterically inhibiting the subunit Clq to bridge between the panicles.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3083.1979.tb03175.x
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