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Common polymorphisms in C3, factor B, and factor H collaborate to determine systemic complement activity and disease risk

Heurich, Meike ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0105-2702, Martinez-Barricarte, Ruben, Francis, Nigel ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4706-4795, Roberts, Dawn L., Rodriguez de Cordoba, Santiago, Morgan, Bryan Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4075-7676 and Harris, Claire Louise 2011. Common polymorphisms in C3, factor B, and factor H collaborate to determine systemic complement activity and disease risk. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 108 (21) , pp. 8761-8766. 10.1073/pnas.1019338108

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Abstract

Common polymorphisms in complement alternative pathway (AP) proteins C3 (C3R102G), factor B (fBR32Q), and factor H (fHV62I) are associated with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and other pathologies. Our published work showed that fBR32Q influences C3 convertase formation, whereas fHV62I affects factor I cofactor activity. Here we show how C3R102G (C3S/F) influences AP activity. In hemolysis assays, C3102G activated AP more efficiently (EC50 C3102G: 157 nM; C3102R: 191 nM; P < 0.0001). fB binding kinetics and convertase stability were identical, but native and recombinant fH bound more strongly to C3b102R (KD C3b102R: 1.0 μM; C3b102G: 1.4 μM; P < 0.0001). Accelerated decay was unaltered, but fH cofactor activity was reduced for C3b102G, favoring AP amplification. Combining disease “risk” variants (C3102G, fB32R, and fH62V) in add-back assays yielded sixfold higher hemolytic activity compared with “protective” variants (C3102R, fB32Q, and fH62I; P < 0.0001). These data introduce the concept of a functional complotype (combination of polymorphisms) defining complement activity in an individual, thereby influencing susceptibility to AP-driven disease.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Medicine
Pharmacy
Systems Immunity Research Institute (SIURI)
Subjects: Q Science > QR Microbiology > QR180 Immunology
R Medicine > RZ Other systems of medicine
Uncontrolled Keywords: inflammation; infection
Publisher: National Academy of Sciences
ISSN: 0027-8424
Last Modified: 17 Dec 2022 02:12
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/25209

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