CryoEM reveals how the complement membrane attack complex ruptures lipid bilayers

The complement membrane attack complex (MAC) is a lytic immune pore that kills pathogens. Here the authors use cryoEM to provide a structural and biophysical mechanism for how β-pore forming proteins breach the lipid bilayer, providing pathways to explore pore-formation in molecular detail.

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Autores principales: Anaïs Menny, Marina Serna, Courtney M. Boyd, Scott Gardner, Agnel Praveen Joseph, B. Paul Morgan, Maya Topf, Nicholas J. Brooks, Doryen Bubeck
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/4bd0eaed6b53416380fc69476cf0e63b
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Sumario:The complement membrane attack complex (MAC) is a lytic immune pore that kills pathogens. Here the authors use cryoEM to provide a structural and biophysical mechanism for how β-pore forming proteins breach the lipid bilayer, providing pathways to explore pore-formation in molecular detail.