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collage-like region|globular C1q domain|complement system|pattern recognition receptor

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  • 1. Institute of Marine Organism Functional Genes and Proteomics, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian 116081, China; 2. School of Life Science and Technology, Dalian University, Dalian 116622, China

Received date: 2013-03-13

  Revised date: 2013-06-19

  Online published: 2013-09-25

Abstract

The C1q protein family consists of many proteins containing a C1q domain, which exists widely within organisms from bacteria to mammals. The domain organization of these proteins mainly includes a leading signal peptide, a collagen-like region, and a globular C1q domain. According to their structural characteristics, the C1q protein family can be divided into three subgroups: C1q, C1q-like and ghC1q. C1q, as the first subcomponent of classical pathway in the complement system, has the ability to bind immune complexes and triggers activation of the classical complement pathway. In addition, it can be a pattern recognition receptor with the unique ability to sense an amazing variety of ligands. C1q-like protein contains a collagen-like region and a globular C1q domain which is similar to C1q molecule. It involves in leech central nervous system repair. However, in vertebrates, its function converts from a lectin to an immunoglobulin binding molecule and it involves in the activation of complement system. The structure of ghC1q protein is composed of a globular C1q domain and a short N-terminal sequence. This protein contains secreted globular head C1q proteins and cellular globular head C1q proteins. The sghC1q protein plays an important role in the innate immune system of invertebrates. The sghC1q proteins that belong to vertebrates may serve as a new class of transneuronal regulators of synapse development and synaptic plasticity in various brain regions. The earliest cghC1q gene can be traced back to bacteria of the genus Bacillus. Its stereotypical gC1q jelly roll topology substantiates that the gC1q domain has an ancient evolutionary history and a highly conserved structure. This review focuses on the structure, distribution, classification, and function of C1q family proteins, providing valuable clues for the future research in this field.

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LIU Ge PANG Yue LIU Xin LI Qing-Wei1 . collage-like region|globular C1q domain|complement system|pattern recognition receptor[J]. Hereditas(Beijing), 2013 , 35(9) : 1072 -1080 . DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1005.2013.01072

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