“…It controls complement activation at the critical step of C3 convertase formation (Kim et al, 1995a;Takizawa, et al, 1994;Molina, et al, 1992). Tissue distribution studies have shown that both Crry and CD59 are widely distributed proteins in rodents (Li, et al, 1993;Powell, et al, 1997;Qian, et al, 2000). DAF and MCP have also been identified in rodents (Spicer, et al, 1995;Miwa, et al, 1998).…”