The receptor binds to complement component C3a, although there is limited evidence that this receptor also binds C4a in lesser mammals. This has yet to be proven true in humans.[7] C3a receptor modulates immunity,[8] arthritis, diet-induced obesity[9] and cancers.[10]
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Further reading
Sim RB, Laich A (October 2000). "Serine proteases of the complement system". Biochemical Society Transactions. 28 (5): 545–50. doi:10.1042/bst0280545. PMID11044372.
Maruyama K, Sugano S (January 1994). "Oligo-capping: a simple method to replace the cap structure of eukaryotic mRNAs with oligoribonucleotides". Gene. 138 (1–2): 171–4. doi:10.1016/0378-1119(94)90802-8. PMID8125298.
Roglic A, Prossnitz ER, Cavanagh SL, Pan Z, Zou A, Ye RD (February 1996). "cDNA cloning of a novel G protein-coupled receptor with a large extracellular loop structure". Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Structure and Expression. 1305 (1–2): 39–43. doi:10.1016/0167-4781(95)00209-x. PMID8605247.
Crass T, Raffetseder U, Martin U, Grove M, Klos A, Köhl J, Bautsch W (August 1996). "Expression cloning of the human C3a anaphylatoxin receptor (C3aR) from differentiated U-937 cells". European Journal of Immunology. 26 (8): 1944–50. doi:10.1002/eji.1830260840. PMID8765043. S2CID24586216.
Suzuki Y, Yoshitomo-Nakagawa K, Maruyama K, Suyama A, Sugano S (October 1997). "Construction and characterization of a full length-enriched and a 5'-end-enriched cDNA library". Gene. 200 (1–2): 149–56. doi:10.1016/S0378-1119(97)00411-3. PMID9373149.
Hollmann TJ, Haviland DL, Kildsgaard J, Watts K, Wetsel RA (February 1998). "Cloning, expression, sequence determination, and chromosome localization of the mouse complement C3a anaphylatoxin receptor gene". Molecular Immunology. 35 (3): 137–48. doi:10.1016/S0161-5890(98)00021-2. PMID9694514.
"Anaphylatoxin Receptors: C3a". IUPHAR Database of Receptors and Ion Channels. International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2007-10-25.