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The MASP-2 (blue) Attaches Itself to the Complement Protein C4 (Orange)

Caption: The animation shows how the MASP-2 (blue) attaches itself to the complement protein C4 (orange), and the structural rearrangements that occur in the C4 due to this. Note that although the MASP-2 recognizes only a relatively small part of the C4, rearrangements take place in large areas of the C4 molecule.

Credit: Rune T. Kidmose

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