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| タイトル | Structural insights into C3 convertase activity of the classical pathway of complement. |
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| ジャーナル・号・ページ | Nat Commun, Vol. 17, Issue 1, Page 993, Year 2025 |
| 掲載日 | 2025年12月18日 |
著者 | Karla I De la O Becerra / T Harma C Brondijk / Itziar Serna Martin / Piet Gros / ![]() |
| PubMed 要旨 | Immune protection by the complement system depends on C3 cleavage by C3 convertases that is critical to all three activation pathways. Structural data on convertase formation in the classical pathway ...Immune protection by the complement system depends on C3 cleavage by C3 convertases that is critical to all three activation pathways. Structural data on convertase formation in the classical pathway and on C3-substrate binding to convertases is lacking. We present the cryo-EM structures of the proconvertase (C4b2), convertase (C4b2b), and convertase-substrate complex (C4b2b-C3) of the classical pathway. The data show that C2 and C4b form proconvertases and convertases like factor B and C3b of the alternative pathway. Substrate C3 binds C4b of the convertase through two interfaces: one also found in the SCIN-inhibited C3bBb dimer, and another facilitated by conformational changes in C3. Bending of C3 and swinging of the C2 protease bring the C3-scissile loop into the active site. The second, charged, C4b-interaction site favors C3- substrate binding, but upon cleavage repels product C3b. Thus, a charge switch-over mechanism effects the catalytic turnover of the convertases producing opsonin C3b. |
リンク | Nat Commun / PubMed:41413058 / PubMed Central |
| 手法 | EM (単粒子) |
| 解像度 | 3.5 - 4.3 Å |
| 構造データ | EMDB-53198, PDB-9qj4: EMDB-53199, PDB-9qj5: EMDB-53217, PDB-9qk2: EMDB-53288, PDB-9qpy: |
| 化合物 | ![]() ChemComp-NAG: ![]() ChemComp-MG: |
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キーワード | IMMUNE SYSTEM / Proconvertase / Complement / classical pathway / C4b2 / C3 convertase / Complement classical pathway / convertase-substrate complex / C3 substrate / convertase complex / Enzyme |
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