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THE first component (C1) in the complement system may be defined functionally as a macromolecule capable of binding to antigen-antibody complexes and inducing the sequential reactions of this system. C1 consists of three distinct proteins named C1q, C1r and C1s which,in serum, form a macromolecular complex held together by calcium ions1. The C1q protein was first isolated by Müller-Eberhard and Kunkel2 and Taranta et al.3. The ultrastructure of this basic, heat-labile 11S protein is outlined here.
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SVEHAG, SE., MANHEM, L. & BLOTH, B. Ultrastructure of Human C1q Protein. Nature New Biology 238, 117–118 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/newbio238117a0
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