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Department of Immunology/Microbiology, Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL 60612
Mannan-binding lectin (MBL) is a C1q-like molecule opsonic for several micro-organisms. MBL can activate C4, C2, and later acting complement components in the presence of serine proteases similar to but distinct from C1r and C1s via the lectin pathway of complement activation. We report here that mannan-coated MBL-sensitized erythrocytes are lysed via the lectin pathway in human serum-Mg-EGTA. The surprising occurrence of MBL-initiated lysis in the absence of calcium contrasts with the calcium requirement for C1q-initiated activation of C4 and C2. C2 is required, and lysis is significantly enhanced when indicator cells presensitized with C4 and then coated with mannan (EAC4-M) are used. The alternative pathway also is required, since lysis is lost when either factor D or factor B is removed and is restored upon reconstitution with the purified protein. Even though MBL is a C-type lectin, it is retained on mannan-coated erythrocytes in the absence of calcium. This contrasts with the absence of calcium-independent retention on mannan immobilized on polystyrene plates or beads, and helps explain the MBL-initiated hemolysis in Mg-EGTA. These investigations show that the alternative pathway as well as C4 and C2 of the classical pathway are required for complement-dependent hemolysis via the lectin pathway and provide a method for assay of lectin pathway-mediated complement activity in human serum that should be useful in unraveling the molecular interactions of this pathway.
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