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α2-Macroglobulin does not function as a C3 homologue in the plasma hemolytic system of the American horseshoe crab, Limulus

Peter B. Armstrong, Ralph Melchior, Snehasikta Swarnakar, J. P. Quigley

Molecular Immunology · 1998 · 26 citations · 25 references

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The electrophoretically ‘slow’ and ‘fast’ forms of the α2-macroglobulin molecule

A. John Barrett, M A Brown, C A Sayers · Biochemical Journal · 1979 · 530 citations · Full text

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Evidence for presence of an internal thiolester bond in third component of human complement.

Brian F. Tack, R. A. Harrison, Jarmila Janatova et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1980 · 371 citations · Full text

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A thiol‐ester in α<sub>2</sub>‐macroglobulin cleaved during proteinase complex formation

Lars Sottrup‐Jensen, Torben E. Petersen, Staffan Magnusson · FEBS Letters · 1980 · 329 citations

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The reaction mechanism of the internal thioester in the human complement component C4

Alister W. Dodds, Xiang-Dong Ren, Antony C. Willis et al. · Nature · 1996 · 231 citations

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Physical properties of human α2-macroglobulin following reaction with methylamine and trypsin

Steven L. Gonias, Jacqueline A. Reynolds, Salvatore V. Pizzo · Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Protein Structure and Molecular Enzymology · 1982 · 186 citations

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