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The electrostatic nature of C3d-complement receptor 2 association.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Jun 2004
Morikis Dimitrios, Lambris John D
Abstract excerpt
The association of complement component C3d with B or T cell complement receptor 2 (CR2 or CD21) is a link between innate and adaptive immunity. It has been recognized in experimental studies that the C3d-CR2 association is pH- and ionic strength-dependent. This led us to perform electrostatic calculations to obtain a theoretical understanding of the mechanism of C3d-CR2 association. We used the crystallographic...
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