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Structural difference in the complement activation site of human IgG1 and IgG3.
Scandinavian journal of immunology - 1 Dec 2009
Michaelsen T E, Sandlie I, Bratlie D B, Sandin R H, Ihle O
Abstract excerpt
The C1q binding epicentre on IgG molecules involves residues Asp(270), Lys(322), Pro(329) and Pro(331) in the C(H)2 domain. IgG1 and IgG3 are usually the most efficient of the four human IgG subclasses in activating complement and they both share all these residues. To reveal possible differences...
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