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The neoepitope of the complement C5b-9 Membrane Attack Complex is formed by proximity of adjacent ancillary regions of C9
C. Bayly-Jones, B. H. T. Ho, C. Lau…·M. A. Dunstone
This study identifies the discontinuous quaternary neoepitope of the C9 protein in the complement C5b-9 complex using cryo-EM, revealing its formation through adjacent domains without major conformational changes.