Function of the lipopolysaccharide‐binding protein of Periplaneta americana as an opsonin

FEBS Letters

Natori, Shunji¹  Jomori, Takahito¹ 

[1] Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113, Japan

关键词: LPS-binding protein;    Opsonin;    Cockroach;    Periplaneta americana;   

DOI  :  10.1016/0014-5793(92)80305-Z

学科分类：生物化学/生物物理

来源: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

【 摘 要 】

Previously, we reported the purification of an LPS-binding protein from the hemolymph of the American cockroach that was specific for E. coli LPS. In this study we found that this protein participated in the clearance of E. coil cells injected into the abdominal cavity of the cockroach, and that hemocytes ingested E. coli cells treated with this LPS-binding protein in vitro. These findings suggest that this LPS-binding protein acts as an opsonin.

【 授权许可】

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