Structural highlights
4e0s is a 2 chain structure with sequence from Homo sapiens. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
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Method: | X-ray diffraction, Resolution 4.21Å |
Ligands: | , , , , , |
Resources: | FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT |
Disease
CO6_HUMAN Defects in C6 are the cause of complement component 6 deficiency (C6D) [MIM:612446. A rare defect of the complement classical pathway associated with susceptibility to severe recurrent infections, predominantly by Neisseria gonorrhoeae or Neisseria meningitidis.
Function
CO6_HUMAN Constituent of the membrane attack complex (MAC) that plays a key role in the innate and adaptive immune response by forming pores in the plasma membrane of target cells.
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