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==Structure of C8a-MACPF reveals mechanism of membrane attack in complement immune defense==
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== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[2qqh]] is a 1 chain structure with sequence from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_sapiens Homo sapiens]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=2QQH OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=2QQH FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr id='method'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Empirical_models|Method:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="methodDat">X-ray diffraction, [[Resolution|Resolution]] 2.5&#8491;</td></tr>
<tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="ligandDat"><scene name='pdbligand=NI:NICKEL+(II)+ION'>NI</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=SO4:SULFATE+ION'>SO4</scene></td></tr>
<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=2qqh FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=2qqh OCA], [https://pdbe.org/2qqh PDBe], [https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=2qqh RCSB], [https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/2qqh PDBsum], [https://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=2qqh ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
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== Disease ==
[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/CO8A_HUMAN CO8A_HUMAN] Defects in C8A are a cause of complement component 8 deficiency type 1 (C8D1) [MIM:[https://omim.org/entry/613790 613790]. A rare defect of the complement classical pathway associated with susceptibility to severe recurrent infections, predominantly by Neisseria gonorrhoeae or Neisseria meningitidis.
== Function ==
[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/CO8A_HUMAN CO8A_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. C8A inserts into the target membrane, but does not form pores by itself.<ref>PMID:7440581</ref> <ref>PMID:17872444</ref> 
== Evolutionary Conservation ==
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
Membrane attack is important for mammalian immune defense against invading microorganisms and infected host cells. Proteins of the complement membrane attack complex (MAC) and the protein perforin share a common MACPF domain that is responsible for membrane insertion and pore formation. We determined the crystal structure of the MACPF domain of complement component C8alpha at 2.5 angstrom resolution and show that it is structurally homologous to the bacterial, pore-forming, cholesterol-dependent cytolysins. The structure displays two regions that (in the bacterial cytolysins) refold into transmembrane beta hairpins, forming the lining of a barrel pore. Local hydrophobicity explains why C8alpha is the first complement protein to insert into the membrane. The size of the MACPF domain is consistent with known C9 pore sizes. These data imply that these mammalian and bacterial cytolytic proteins share a common mechanism of membrane insertion.

Structure of C8alpha-MACPF reveals mechanism of membrane attack in complement immune defense.,Hadders MA, Beringer DX, Gros P Science. 2007 Sep 14;317(5844):1552-4. PMID:17872444<ref>PMID:17872444</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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== References ==
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[[Category: Homo sapiens]]
[[Category: Large Structures]]
[[Category: Gros P]]
[[Category: Hadders MA]]