"Complement C4b" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The large fragment formed when COMPLEMENT C4 is cleaved by COMPLEMENT C1S. The membrane-bound C4b binds COMPLEMENT C2A, a SERINE PROTEASE, to form C4b2a (CLASSICAL PATHWAY C3 CONVERTASE) and subsequent C4b2a3b (CLASSICAL PATHWAY C5 CONVERTASE).
MeSH Number(s)
D12.776.124.486.274.350.260
Concept/Terms
Complement C4b- Complement C4b
- C4b, Complement
- Complement 4b
- Complement Component 4b
- Component 4b, Complement
- C4b Complement
- Complement, C4b
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Complement C4b" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Complement C4b" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1991 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1992 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2008 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2013 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Complement C4b" by people in Profiles.
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Complement Activation in Patients With Probable Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Ability to Predict Progression to American College of Rheumatology-Classified Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2020 01; 72(1):78-88.
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Graft vasculopathy of vascularized composite allografts in humans: a literature review and retrospective study. Transpl Int. 2019 Aug; 32(8):831-838.
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The Banff 2015 Kidney Meeting Report: Current Challenges in Rejection Classification and Prospects for Adopting Molecular Pathology. Am J Transplant. 2017 01; 17(1):28-41.
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Complement Activation in Trauma Patients Alters Platelet Function. Shock. 2016 09; 46(3 Suppl 1):83-8.
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C4 Glomerulopathy: A Disease Entity Associated With C4d Deposition. Am J Kidney Dis. 2016 Jun; 67(6):949-53.
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Classical Complement Pathway Activation in the Kidneys of Women With Preeclampsia. Hypertension. 2015 Jul; 66(1):117-25.
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Membranous nephropathy as a manifestation of graft-versus-host disease: association with HLA antigen typing, phospholipase A2 receptor, and C4d. Am J Kidney Dis. 2014 Dec; 64(6):987-93.
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C4d deposits on the surface of RBCs in trauma patients and interferes with their function. Crit Care Med. 2014 May; 42(5):e364-72.
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Banff 2013 meeting report: inclusion of c4d-negative antibody-mediated rejection and antibody-associated arterial lesions. Am J Transplant. 2014 Feb; 14(2):272-83.
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Using mutagenesis and structural biology to map the binding site for the Plasmodium falciparum merozoite protein PfRh4 on the human immune adherence receptor. J Biol Chem. 2014 Jan 03; 289(1):450-63.