Selective cleavage after Arg223 in complement component C2 (-Ser-Leu-Gly-Arg-/-Lys-Ile-Gln-Ile) and after Arg76 in complement component C4 (-Gly-Leu-Gln-Arg-/-Ala-Leu-Glu-Ile)
binding of MBL or ficolins to the cell surface carbohydrates of microbes initiates MASP activation, autoactivation of MASP-2 is the first step in the complement cascade, overview
the enzyme binds to the mannan-binding lectin, the complex activates the lectin pathway of the complement system, overview, a truncated form of MASP-2, named small MBL-associated protein, sMAP, is also associated with MBL/ficolin-MASP complexes, MASP-2 is essential for the activation of C4 and sMAP plays a regulatory role in the activation of the lectin pathway, overview
MASP-2 acts in complex with mannan-binding lectin, MBL, a truncated form of MASP-2, named small MBL-associated protein, sMAP, is also associated with MBL/ficolin-MASP complexes, overview
binding of MBL or ficolins to the cell surface carbohydrates of microbes initiates MASP activation, autoactivation of MASP-2 is the first step in the complement cascade, overview
the enzyme binds to the mannan-binding lectin, the complex activates the lectin pathway of the complement system, overview, a truncated form of MASP-2, named small MBL-associated protein, sMAP, is also associated with MBL/ficolin-MASP complexes, MASP-2 is essential for the activation of C4 and sMAP plays a regulatory role in the activation of the lectin pathway, overview
are pattern recognition proteins acting in innate immunity, and triggering the activation of the lectin complement pathway through MBL-associated serine proteases
MBL, is a pattern recognition protein acting in innate immunity, and triggering the activation of the lectin complement pathway through MBL-associated serine proteases
effect of MASP-2 deficiency in an isogenic mouse model of renal transplantation. Wild-type kidneys grafted into wild-type recipients develop acute renal failure. Wild-type grafts transplanted into MASP-2-deficient recipients show significantly better kidney function, less C3 deposition, and less ischemia reperfusion injury. In the absence of donor or recipient complement C4, the wild-type to wild-type phenotype is preserved, indicating that the MASP-2-mediated damage is independent of C4 activation. In mice deficient for both MASP-2 and C4, the protection from postoperative acute renal failure is no greater than in mice with MASP-2 deficiency alone. Injury occurs through MASP-2-dependent activation events independent of C4
construction of MASP-2-deficient mice, MASP-2-deficient mice show reduced activity for C3 deposition on the surface of mannan and zymosan, lectin complement pathway and phenotype, overview
when recombinant sMAP and recombinant MASP-2 reconstitute the MBL-MASP-sMAP complex in deficient serum, the binding of these recombinant proteins to MBL is competitive, and the C4 cleavage activity of the MBL-MASP-sMAP complex is restored by the addition of rMASP-2, whereas the addition of rsMAP attenuates the activity
expression using a Drosophila melanogaster expression system, C4-cleavage activity reconstitution of the enzyme-deficient mutant by addition of recombinant enzyme to deficient serum
Mannan-binding lectin-associated serine protease 2 is critical for the development of renal ischemia reperfusion injury and mediates tissue injury in the absence of complement C4
MASP-1 and MASP-2 do not activate pro-factor D in resting human blood, whereas MASP-3 is a potential activator kinetic analysis involving specific MASP-1 and MASP-2 inhibitors