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- | '''C-Reactive Protein''' (CRP) consists of five identical, non-covalently associated protomers that are arranged in a symmetrical fashion weighing ~ 23kDa | + | '''C-Reactive Protein''' (CRP) consists of five identical, non-covalently associated protomers that are arranged in a symmetrical fashion weighing ~ 23kDa as it participates in the systemic response to inflammation. CRP acts as a recognition molecule such that it binds specifically to certain molecular configurations either during cell death or on the surface of exposed pathogens. It acts as an acute inflammatory stimulus |
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This Sandbox is Reserved from 13/03/2012, through 01/06/2012 for use in the course "Proteins and Molecular Mechanisms" taught by Robert B. Rose at the North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC USA. This reservation includes Sandbox Reserved 451 through Sandbox Reserved 500. | ||||||
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C-Reactive Protein (CRP) consists of five identical, non-covalently associated protomers that are arranged in a symmetrical fashion weighing ~ 23kDa as it participates in the systemic response to inflammation. CRP acts as a recognition molecule such that it binds specifically to certain molecular configurations either during cell death or on the surface of exposed pathogens. It acts as an acute inflammatory stimulus |