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Identification of the C1q-binding Sites of Human C1r and C1s: a refined three-dimensional model of the C1 complex of complement.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 17 Jul 2009
Bally Isabelle, Rossi Véronique, Lunardi Thomas, Thielens Nicole M, Gaboriaud Christine, Arlaud Gérard J
Abstract excerpt
The C1 complex of complement is assembled from a recognition protein C1q and C1s-C1r-C1r-C1s, a Ca(2+)-dependent tetramer of two modular proteases C1r and C1s. Resolution of the x-ray structure of the N-terminal CUB(1)-epidermal growth factor (EGF) C1s segment has led to a model of the C1q/C1s-C1r-C1r-C1s interaction where the C1q collagen stem binds at the C1r/C1s interface through ionic bonds involving acidic...
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