Complement nomenclature 2014

Claudia Kemper; Michael K Pangburn; Zvi Fishelson

doi:10.1016/j.molimm.2014.07.004

Complement nomenclature 2014

Mol Immunol. 2014 Oct;61(2):56-8. doi: 10.1016/j.molimm.2014.07.004. Epub 2014 Jul 28.

Authors

Claudia Kemper¹, Michael K Pangburn², Zvi Fishelson³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Transplantation Immunology and Mucosal Biology, MRC Centre for Transplantation, King's College London, Guy's Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
² Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler, Tyler, TX 75708, USA.
³ Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel. Electronic address: lifish@post.tau.ac.il.

PMID: 25081089
DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2014.07.004

Abstract

The first update since 1981 of the nomenclature used in the field of complement has been completed by the Complement Nomenclature Committee established under the auspices of the International Complement Society (ICS) and by the boards of the ICS and the European Complement Network (ECN). Recommended names of complement pathways, proteins, protein complexes, protein fragments and receptors are listed. Authors are urged to use these names in their published and presented works.

Keywords: Complement; Nomenclature.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Complement System Proteins / classification*
Humans
Terminology as Topic*

Substances

Complement System Proteins

Abstract

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MeSH terms

Substances

Grants and funding