[HTML][HTML] Molecular basis of anaphylatoxin binding, activation, and signaling bias at complement receptors

MK Yadav, J Maharana, R Yadav, S Saha, P Sarma… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
The complement system is a critical part of our innate immune response, and the terminal
products of this cascade, anaphylatoxins C3a and C5a, exert their physiological and …

Regulatory mechanism of miR-722 on C5aR1 and its functions against bacterial inflammation in half-smooth tongue sole (Cynoglossus semilaevis)

H Liu, S Tan, Y Chen, X Chen, X Liu, Z Li… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs involved in various biological processes,
including immunity. Previously, we investigated the miRNAs of half-smooth tongue sole …

C5a drives the inflammatory response with bacterial dose effect by binding to C5aR1 in zebrafish infected with Aeromonas hydrophila

X Liu, W Wang, S Tan, H Liu, Z Li, N Wang, J Ma… - Fish & Shellfish …, 2023 - Elsevier
The complement system is essential to host defense, but its excessive activation caused by
severe pathogen invasion is a driving force in adverse inflammatory. The binding of …

Development of potent and selective agonists for complement C5a receptor 1 with in vivo activity

DM Gorman, XX Li, JD Lee, JN Fung… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The anaphylatoxin C5a is a complement peptide associated with immune-related disorders.
C5a binds with equal potency to two GPCRs, C5aR1 and C5aR2. Multiple C5a peptide …

TLQP-21 is a low potency partial C3aR activator on human primary macrophages

XX Li, JD Lee, HS Lee, RJ Clark… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
TLQP-21 is a 21-amino acid neuropeptide derived from the VGF precursor protein. TLQP-21
is expressed in the nervous system and neuroendocrine glands, and demonstrates …

Manipulated C5aR1 over/down-expression associates with IL-6 expression during bacterial inflammation in half-smooth tongue sole (Cynoglossus semilaevis)

Z Wu, S Zang, W Wang, S Tan, Q Xu, X Chen… - Fish & Shellfish …, 2024 - Elsevier
The complement component 5a/complement component 5 receptor 1 (C5a/C5aR1) pathway
plays a crucial role in the onset and development of inflammation, but relevant studies in fish …

[HTML][HTML] Protocol for cell-based screening assay to measure ERK1/2 phosphorylation as a readout for complement receptor activation

XX Li, TM Woodruff - STAR protocols, 2023 - Elsevier
The complement receptors C3aR and C5aR1 are promising therapeutic targets. Here, we
present a protocol to screen the effects of different agonists and antagonists on these …

Adjuvants for Vaccines

JP Stewart, JA Vetro - Neuroimmune Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 2024 - Springer
This chapter highlights the general characteristics of pathogen-and host-derived adjuvants,
their advantages and disadvantages, and their contribution to adaptive immunity. An …

Structural insights into agonist-binding and activation of the human complement C3a receptor

MK Yadav, R Yadav, P Sarma, J Maharana, C Soni… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
The complement cascade is an integral part of innate immunity, and it plays a crucial role in
our body's innate immune response including combating microbial infections. Activation of …