Cryo-EM analysis of complement C3 reveals a reversible major opening of the macroglobulin ring
Trine Amalie Fogh Gadeberg, Martin Høgholm Jørgensen, Heidi Gytz Olesen, Josefine Lorentzen, Seandean L. Harwood, Ana V. Almeida, Marlene Uglebjerg Fruergaard, Rasmus K. Jensen, Philipp Kanis, Henrik Pedersen, Emil E. Tranchant, Steen Vang Petersen, Ida B. Thøgersen, Birthe Brandt Kragelund, Joseph Anthony Lyons, , Gregers Rom Andersen
This study uses cryo-EM to analyze the structural changes in C3 during hydrolysis, revealing a dynamic opening in the macroglobulin ring that allows domain translocation.
Nature Structural & Molecular Biology · Jan 23, 2025Peer-reviewedBiochemistry