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Binding to Fc Receptors: Cellular Immune Response - Endocytosis - Secretion of Inflammatory Mediators. Binding to Complement : Humoral Immune Answer - Lysis of Opsonized Cells. Antibodies are Central Mediators of the Immune Response.
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Binding to Fc Receptors: Cellular Immune Response - Endocytosis - Secretion of Inflammatory Mediators Binding to Complement: Humoral Immune Answer - Lysis of Opsonized Cells Antibodies are Central Mediators of the Immune Response Huber, R., Deisenhofer, J., Colman, P.M., Matsushima, M., and Palm, W. (1976) Nature 264, 415-420
P6522, a=b=115 Å, c=140 Å, a=b=90°, g=120° FcR/Fc-Wechselwirkung Sondermann, Huber, Oosthuizen, Jacob (2000) Nature 406,267-273
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Structure of the complex of the soluble Fc-receptor and the Fc-fragment of an IgG antibody Huber, R., Deisenhofer, J., Colman, P. M., Matsushima, M. and Palm, W. (1976). Nature264, 415-420. Sondermann, P., Huber, R., Oosthuizen, V. and Jacob, U. (2000). Nature406, 267-273.