Ficolin

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Ficolin (Fic) are defense proteins which belong to the innate immune system and recognize carbohydrate molecules[1]. 3 ficolins were identified in humans L-Fic, H-Fic and M-Fic.

Human H-ficolin binding domain trimer complex with Ca+2 ion (PDB code 2j64)

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3D Structures of Ficolin3D Structures of Ficolin

Updated on 22-January-2016


ReferencesReferences

  1. Athappilly FK, Hendrickson WA. Structure of the biotinyl domain of acetyl-coenzyme A carboxylase determined by MAD phasing. Structure. 1995 Dec 15;3(12):1407-19. PMID:8747466

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