Structural basis of ligand specificity in the human pentraxins, C-reactive protein and serum amyloid P component.
Mikolajek, H., Kolstoe, S.E., Pye, V.E., Mangione, P., Pepys, M.B., Wood, S.P.(2011) J Mol Recognit 24: 371-377
- PubMed: 21360619 
- DOI: 10.1002/jmr.1090
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
3KQR, 3L2Y - PubMed Abstract: 
The normal physiological roles of the phylogenetically conserved human plasma proteins C-reactive protein (CRP) and serum amyloid P component (SAP) are not known. Novel drugs targeting their ligand specificities are in clinical development as both proteins have significant pathophysiological effects, SAP in promoting amyloidosis and CRP in exacerbating ischemic injury ...