Decay-accelerating factor is expressed on vascular smooth muscle cells in human atherosclerotic lesions.
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Decay-accelerating factor is expressed on vascular smooth muscle cells in human atherosclerotic lesions.
Decay-accelerating factor (DAF) is a constitutively expressed plasma membrane glycoprotein on blood cells and endothelium that inhibits cell surface C3/C5 convertase formation, thus inhibiting complement activation and protecting cells from lysis by the terminal complement components. Using monoclonal anti-DAF antibodies in conjunction with anti-smooth muscle cell (SMC)-specific myosin antibodi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Investigation
سال: 1989
ISSN: 0021-9738
DOI: 10.1172/jci114204