Open AccessComplement peptide receptors in GtoPdb v.2021.3
Author(s) -
Antonia Cianciulli,
Liam G. Coulthard,
Owen A. Hawksworth,
John D. Lee,
Xaria X. Li,
Vincenzo Mitolo,
Peter N. Monk,
Maria Antonietta Panaro,
Trent M. Woodruff
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iuphar/bps guide to pharmacology cite
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2633-1020
DOI - 10.2218/gtopdb/f5/2021.3
Subject(s) - anaphylatoxin , receptor , c5a receptor , peptide , degranulation , complement receptor , complement system , complement (music) , endogeny , complement component 2 , chemistry , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , biochemistry , immunology , immune system , complementation , gene , phenotype
Complement peptide receptors (nomenclature as agreed by the NC-IUPHAR subcommittee on Complement peptide receptors [107]) are activated by the endogenous ~75 amino-acid anaphylatoxin polypeptides C3a and C5a, generated upon stimulation of the complement cascade. C3a and C5a exert their functions through binding to their receptors (C3aR, C5aR1 and C5aR2), causing cell recruitment and triggering cellular degranulation that contributes to local inflammation.