C8 complex

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High Resolution Crystal Structure of Human Complement Component 8

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Membrane attack complex. Some labels are in Polish.

References

1.J Biol Chem. 2011 May 20;286(20):17585-92. Epub 2011 Mar 25. Figure created in Pymol

External links

The crystal structure is now in the PDB, PDB ID 3OJY.


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