Immunosero Notes
Immunosero Notes
Immunosero Notes
E N Z Y M A T IC A C T IV IT Y .
- T H E C O M P L E X O F C 5 b -( 6 - 0 7- 0 8
A N D C 9 IS K N O W N A S 5 5 5 - 9 .
- M E A S U R E M E N T O F T H E LE V E L OF
S C 5 b - 9 I S A N IN D IC A T O R O F T H E
A M O U N T O F T E R M IN A L P A T H W A Y
A C T I V A T I O N T H A T Is O C C U R I N G .
- D E S T R U C T IO N O F T A R G E T C E L L S
A C T U A L L Y O C C U R S T R O U G H A N I N F L UX O F W A T E R A N D
A C O R R E S P O N D IN G L O S S O F E L E C T R O L Y TE S .
- T H E P R E S E N CE O F 6 9 G R E A T L Y S P E E D S T H IS L Y S IS .
- S U F F I C IE N T P E R T U B A T IO N O F M E M B R A N E C A N O C C U R
IN T H E A B S E N C E O F C 9 S O T H A T D E F IC IE N C I E S I N
6 9 A P P EA R LA R G EL Y B E N IG N .
✓ T H E LE CT I N P A T H W A Y
- A C T I V A T E D B Y R E C O G N IT I O N O F S U R F A C E M O IT E T I E S
T H A T A R E F O U N D O N P A TH O G E N
- P R O V I D E A N A D D I T I O N A L L IN K B E TW E E N TH E I N N A TE
A N D A C Q U IR E D I M M U N E R E S P O N S E
- L E C T IN P A T H W A Y A R E S T R U C T U R A L L Y S IM IL A R T O
T H O S E O F T H E C L A S S IC A L
- T H E C L A S S I C A L A N D L E C T IN P A T H W A Y S E V E N SH A R E
T H E CO M P O N E N T S CA A N D C 2 .
- O N C E C A A N D C 2 A R E CL E A V E D , T H E R E S T O F T H E
P A T H W A Y I S ID E N T I C A L T O T H E C L A S S IC A L P A T H W A Y .
O N E K E Y L E C T IN , C A L L E D M A N N O S E - B I N D IN G , O R
M A N N A N - B I N D IN G , L E C T I N ( M B L ) .
- B I N D S T O M A N N O S E O R R E L A T E D S U G A R S IN A
C A L C I U M - D E P E N D E N T M A N N E R T O IN I T I A T E T H I S
P A TH W A Y.
- T H E S E S U G A R S A R E F O U N D IN G L Y C O P R O T E IN S O R
C A R B O H Y D R A T E S O F W I D E V A R IE T Y O F M I C R O O R G
A N IS M S S U C H A S B A C T E R IA , Y E A S T , V IR U S E S , A N D S O M E
P A R A S IT E S
- M B L IS C O N S I D E R E D A N A C U T E P H A S E P R O T E IN
B E C A U S E I T I S P R O D U C E D I N T H E L I V E R A N D I S N O R -
M A L L Y P R E S E N T IN T H E S E R U M B U T I N C R E A S E S D U T 4 -
N G A N I N IT I A L I N F L A M M A T O R Y R E S P O N S E .
- T H E M B L - A S SO C IA T E D S E R IN E P R O T E A S E S (M A SP S )
A R E I D E N T I F IE D IN T O T H R E E - M A S P - 1 , M A S P - 2 . M A SP -3
- T H IS P A T H W A Y P L A YS A N IM P O R T A N T R O L E A S A
D E F E N S E M E C H A N IS M IN IN F A N C Y
- T H IS I S D U R IN G T H E I N TE R V A L B E T W E E N T H E L O S S OF
M A TE R N A L A N T IB O D Y A N D T H E A C Q U IS IT IO N O F A F U L L -
F L E D G E D A N T IB O D Y R E SP O N S E T O P A T H O G E N S .
✓ T H E A L T E R N A T IV E P A T H W A Y
- F IR S T D E S C R I B E D B Y D IL L E M E R A N D H IS A S S O
C IA T E S I N T H E E A R L Y 19 5 0 s . T H E A L T E R N A T IV E
P A T H W A Y W A S O R IG IN A L L Y N A M ED F O R T H E
P R O T E I N P R O P E R D IN
- T H E P R I M A R Y F U C T IO N O F P R O P E R D IN IS T O S T A B I
L IZ E T H E C 3 C O N V E R T A S E
- T H E S E R U M P R O T E IN F A C T O R B A N D F A T O R D A R E
U N IQ U E T O T H IS P A T H W A Y
- C 3 IS T H E K E Y C O M P O N E N T O F T H IS P A T H W A Y .
1 . C 3 IS H Y D R O L Y Z E D
B Y W A T ER T O P R O D UC E
C 3 b , W H IC H B I N D S F A C T O R
B A N D T O G E TH E R TH EY A TT
A C H T O T A R G ET CE LL S U R
FA CE.
2 . B IS C L E A V E D B Y
F A C TO R D I N T O TH E
F R A G M E N T S B a A N D B b .
B b C O M B IN E S W IT H C 3 b
T O FO R M C 3 b B b , A N
E N Z Y M E W IT H C 3 CO N V E R
T A S E A C T IV IT Y .
3 . M O R E 0 3 IS C L E A V E D , F O R M IN G M O R E C 3 b B b .
T H I S E N Z Y M E I S S T A B I L IZ E D B Y P R O P E R D IN , A N D I T
C O N T IN U E S T O C L E A V E A D D IT I O N A L C 3 .
4 .I F A M O L E C U L E S O F C 3 R E M A IN S A T T A C H E D T O T IE
C 3 b B b P E N Z Y M E , T H E C O N V E R T A S E N O W H A S TH E
C A P A B I L IT Y T O CL E A VE C 5 .T H E 5 C O N V E R T A S E T H U S
C O N S IS T S O F C 3 b B b P 3 b . A F T E R C 5 IS C L E A V E D .
T H E P A TH W A Y IS I D E N T I C A L T O T H E CL A S S IC A L P A TH W A Y.