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Disease
[CO3_HUMAN] Defects in C3 are the cause of complement component 3 deficiency (C3D) [MIM:613779]. A rare defect of the complement classical pathway. Patients develop recurrent, severe, pyogenic infections because of ineffective opsonization of pathogens. Some patients may also develop autoimmune disorders, such as arthralgia and vasculitic rashes, lupus-like syndrome and membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [:] Genetic variation in C3 is associated with susceptibility to age-related macular degeneration type 9 (ARMD9) [MIM:611378]. ARMD is a multifactorial eye disease and the most common cause of irreversible vision loss in the developed world. In most patients, the disease is manifest as ophthalmoscopically visible yellowish accumulations of protein and lipid that lie beneath the retinal pigment epithelium and within an elastin-containing structure known as Bruch membrane.[6] [7] Defects in C3 are a cause of susceptibility to hemolytic uremic syndrome atypical type 5 (AHUS5) [MIM:612925]. An atypical form of hemolytic uremic syndrome. It is a complex genetic disease characterized by microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, renal failure and absence of episodes of enterocolitis and diarrhea. In contrast to typical hemolytic uremic syndrome, atypical forms have a poorer prognosis, with higher death rates and frequent progression to end-stage renal disease. Note=Susceptibility to the development of atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome can be conferred by mutations in various components of or regulatory factors in the complement cascade system. Other genes may play a role in modifying the phenotype.[8] [9] [10] Note=Increased levels of C3 and its cleavage product ASP, are associated with obesity, diabetes and coronary heart disease. Short-term endurance training reduces baseline ASP levels and subsequently fat storage.[11]
Function
[CO3_HUMAN] C3 plays a central role in the activation of the complement system. Its processing by C3 convertase is the central reaction in both classical and alternative complement pathways. After activation C3b can bind covalently, via its reactive thioester, to cell surface carbohydrates or immune aggregates.[12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] Derived from proteolytic degradation of complement C3, C3a anaphylatoxin is a mediator of local inflammatory process. It induces the contraction of smooth muscle, increases vascular permeability and causes histamine release from mast cells and basophilic leukocytes.[20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] Acylation stimulating protein (ASP): adipogenic hormone that stimulates triglyceride (TG) synthesis and glucose transport in adipocytes, regulating fat storage and playing a role in postprandial TG clearance. Appears to stimulate TG synthesis via activation of the PLC, MAPK and AKT signaling pathways. Ligand for GPR77. Promotes the phosphorylation, ARRB2-mediated internalization and recycling of GPR77.[28] [29] [30] [31] [32] [33] [34] [35]
Publication Abstract from PubMed
The complement system is a complex, carefully regulated proteolytic cascade for which suppression of aberrant activation is of increasing clinical relevance and inhibition of the complement alternative pathway is a subject of intense research. Here, we describe the nanobody hC3Nb1 that binds to multiple functional states of C3 with sub-nanomolar affinity. The nanobody causes a complete shutdown of alternative pathway activity in human and murine serum when present in concentrations comparable to C3, and hC3Nb1 is shown to prevent both proconvertase assembly as well as binding of the C3 substrate to C3 convertases. Our crystal structure of the C3b-hC3Nb1 complex and functional experiments demonstrate that proconvertase formation is blocked by steric hindrance between the nanobody and an Asn-linked glycan on complement factor B. In addition, hC3Nb1 is shown to prevent factor H binding to C3b rationalizing its inhibition of factor I activity. Our results identify hC3Nb1 as a versatile, inexpensive, and powerful inhibitor of the alternative pathway in both human and murine in vitro model systems of complement activation.
A potent complement factor C3 specific nanobody inhibiting multiple functions in the alternative pathway of human and murine complement.,Jensen RK, Pihl R, Gadeberg TAF, Jensen JK, Andersen KR, Thiel S, Laursen NS, Andersen GR J Biol Chem. 2018 Mar 1. pii: RA117.001179. doi: 10.1074/jbc.RA117.001179. PMID:29497000[36]
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References
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- ↑ Baldo A, Sniderman AD, St-Luce S, Avramoglu RK, Maslowska M, Hoang B, Monge JC, Bell A, Mulay S, Cianflone K. The adipsin-acylation stimulating protein system and regulation of intracellular triglyceride synthesis. J Clin Invest. 1993 Sep;92(3):1543-7. PMID:8376604 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1172/JCI116733
- ↑ Cianflone KM, Sniderman AD, Walsh MJ, Vu HT, Gagnon J, Rodriguez MA. Purification and characterization of acylation stimulating protein. J Biol Chem. 1989 Jan 5;264(1):426-30. PMID:2909530
- ↑ Tao Y, Cianflone K, Sniderman AD, Colby-Germinario SP, Germinario RJ. Acylation-stimulating protein (ASP) regulates glucose transport in the rat L6 muscle cell line. Biochim Biophys Acta. 1997 Feb 18;1344(3):221-9. PMID:9059512
- ↑ Saleh J, Summers LK, Cianflone K, Fielding BA, Sniderman AD, Frayn KN. Coordinated release of acylation stimulating protein (ASP) and triacylglycerol clearance by human adipose tissue in vivo in the postprandial period. J Lipid Res. 1998 Apr;39(4):884-91. PMID:9555951
- ↑ Murray I, Kohl J, Cianflone K. Acylation-stimulating protein (ASP): structure-function determinants of cell surface binding and triacylglycerol synthetic activity. Biochem J. 1999 Aug 15;342 ( Pt 1):41-8. PMID:10432298
- ↑ Kalant D, MacLaren R, Cui W, Samanta R, Monk PN, Laporte SA, Cianflone K. C5L2 is a functional receptor for acylation-stimulating protein. J Biol Chem. 2005 Jun 24;280(25):23936-44. Epub 2005 Apr 14. PMID:15833747 doi:10.1074/jbc.M406921200
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- ↑ Baldo A, Sniderman AD, St-Luce S, Avramoglu RK, Maslowska M, Hoang B, Monge JC, Bell A, Mulay S, Cianflone K. The adipsin-acylation stimulating protein system and regulation of intracellular triglyceride synthesis. J Clin Invest. 1993 Sep;92(3):1543-7. PMID:8376604 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1172/JCI116733
- ↑ Cianflone KM, Sniderman AD, Walsh MJ, Vu HT, Gagnon J, Rodriguez MA. Purification and characterization of acylation stimulating protein. J Biol Chem. 1989 Jan 5;264(1):426-30. PMID:2909530
- ↑ Tao Y, Cianflone K, Sniderman AD, Colby-Germinario SP, Germinario RJ. Acylation-stimulating protein (ASP) regulates glucose transport in the rat L6 muscle cell line. Biochim Biophys Acta. 1997 Feb 18;1344(3):221-9. PMID:9059512
- ↑ Saleh J, Summers LK, Cianflone K, Fielding BA, Sniderman AD, Frayn KN. Coordinated release of acylation stimulating protein (ASP) and triacylglycerol clearance by human adipose tissue in vivo in the postprandial period. J Lipid Res. 1998 Apr;39(4):884-91. PMID:9555951
- ↑ Murray I, Kohl J, Cianflone K. Acylation-stimulating protein (ASP): structure-function determinants of cell surface binding and triacylglycerol synthetic activity. Biochem J. 1999 Aug 15;342 ( Pt 1):41-8. PMID:10432298
- ↑ Kalant D, MacLaren R, Cui W, Samanta R, Monk PN, Laporte SA, Cianflone K. C5L2 is a functional receptor for acylation-stimulating protein. J Biol Chem. 2005 Jun 24;280(25):23936-44. Epub 2005 Apr 14. PMID:15833747 doi:10.1074/jbc.M406921200
- ↑ Maslowska M, Legakis H, Assadi F, Cianflone K. Targeting the signaling pathway of acylation stimulating protein. J Lipid Res. 2006 Mar;47(3):643-52. Epub 2005 Dec 6. PMID:16333141 doi:10.1194/jlr.M500500-JLR200
- ↑ Cui W, Simaan M, Laporte S, Lodge R, Cianflone K. C5a- and ASP-mediated C5L2 activation, endocytosis and recycling are lost in S323I-C5L2 mutation. Mol Immunol. 2009 Sep;46(15):3086-98. Epub 2009 Jul 16. PMID:19615750 doi:S0161-5890(09)00421-0
- ↑ Jensen RK, Pihl R, Gadeberg TAF, Jensen JK, Andersen KR, Thiel S, Laursen NS, Andersen GR. A potent complement factor C3 specific nanobody inhibiting multiple functions in the alternative pathway of human and murine complement. J Biol Chem. 2018 Mar 1. pii: RA117.001179. doi: 10.1074/jbc.RA117.001179. PMID:29497000 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.RA117.001179
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