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MOLECULAR IMMUNOLOGY
Volume 47, Issue 13, Pages 2154-2160Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2010.05.011
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Complement; C1q; Mutation; Classical pathway activation
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C1q, the initiator of the classical complement cascade, is a versatile molecule with numerous ligands and variety of functions. Recent mutagenesis, epitope mapping and structural data brought novel understanding of the molecular mechanisms of C1q binding to target molecules, and subsequent Cl activation. Evidence has emerged suggesting that residues located within the C1q apical surface, and the exposed side surface of the B chain, facilitate the interaction of C1q with the majority of C1q ligands. The binding of C1q to IgG, IgM, CRP, and PTX3 is most likely a contiguous process, developing in different phases. During the initial phase, residues located within the gC1q apex, and shared between the three chains, are involved in the interaction with the ligands. After this initial recognition event, the Ca2+ ion is attracted by the negatively charged C1q ligand. This loss of the Ca2+ ion induces a rotation of the globular C1q head, facilitating further ligand binding, and transmitting an activation signal to C1r-C1s. This review summarizes these data, and offers a unifying model for Cl activation by negatively charged gC1q targets. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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