Membrane Cofactor Protein

E0275Hu

Sandwich

96T,48T

0.51ng/ml

1-400ng/ml

Serum, plasma, cell culture supernates

Human

2-8ºC

1h 30m

Acts as a cofactor for complement factor I, a serine protease which protects autologous cells against complement-mediated injury by cleaving C3b and C4b deposited on host tissue. May be involved in the fusion of the spermatozoa with the oocyte during fertilization. Also acts as a costimulatory factor for T-cells which induces the differentiation of CD4+ into T-regulatory 1 cells. T-regulatory 1 cells suppress immune responses by secreting interleukin-10, and therefore are thought to prevent autoimmunity. (Microbial infection) A number of viral and bacterial pathogens seem to bind MCP in order to exploit its immune regulation property and directly induce an immunosuppressive phenotype in T-cells. (Microbial infection) Acts as a receptor for Adenovirus subgroup B2 and Ad3. (Microbial infection) Acts as a receptor for cultured Measles virus. (Microbial infection) Acts as a receptor for Herpesvirus 6/HHV-6. (Microbial infection) May act as a receptor for pathogenic bacteria Neisseria and Streptococcus pyogenes (PubMed: 7708671, PubMed: 9379894, PubMed: 11260136, PubMed: 11971006).

43,747

4179

CD 46;CD antigen CD46;CD46;Membrane cofactor protein;TLX;Trophoblast leukocyte common antigen

CD46

Immunology

CD46