Physiologic relevance of the membrane attack complex inhibitory protein CD59 in human seminal plasma: CD59 is present on extracellular organelles (prostasomes), binds cell membranes, and inhibits complement-mediated lysis - Rooney, I A; Atkinson, J P; Krul, E S; Schonfeld, G; Polakoski, K; Saffitz, J E; Morgan, B P (The Journal of experimental medicine, 1993)
Keywords: 3T3 Cells; Animals; Antigens, CD - isolation & purification; Antigens, CD - metabolism; Antigens, CD - physiology; Antigens, CD - ultrastructure; Biological and medical sciences; CD59 Antigens; Cell Membrane - metabolism; Chromatography, Liquid; Complement; Complement Membrane Attack Complex - antagonists & inhibitors; Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; Female; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Fundamental immunology; Glycosylphosphatidylinositols - metabolism; Guinea Pigs; Humans; Male; Membrane Glycoproteins - isolation & purification; Membrane Glycoproteins - metabolism; Membrane Glycoproteins - physiology; Membrane Glycoproteins - ultrastructure; Mice; Microscopy, Electron; Molecular immunology; Organelles - metabolism; Protein Binding; Semen - chemistry; Semen - physiology; Human; Vesicle; Cytolysis; Membrane protein; Spermatozoa; Molecular interaction; Complement; Inhibitor; Seminal plasma