Thermo Fisher Scientific MASP2 Polyclonal Antibody

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Target Information

Mannose (or mannan)-binding lectin (MBL), also known as serum mannose-binding protein (MBP), initiates the lectin branch of the innate immune response by binding to the surface of potentially pathogenic microorganisms and initiating complement fixation through an N-terminal collagen-like domain.
MBL is a key component in the immune response, directly triggering neutralization of invading microorganisms by an antibody-independent mechanism.
Mutations of human MBL are associated with immunodeficiency resulting from reduced ability to initiate complement fixation.

In humans, three types of MBL-associated serine proteases (MASP-1, MASP-2, MASP-3) and a truncated form of MASP-2 (small MBL-associated protein; sMAP or MAp19) complex with MBL to activate the lectin pathway of the complement system. Activated MASPs subsequently cleave and activate downstream components of the complement pathway. MASP-3, an alternatively spliced product from the MASP-1 gene, may inhibit MASP-2 by competing for MBL binding and inhibiting activation of MBL-associated MASP-2.

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