Structures From The Human Immune System's Oldest Branch Shed Light On A Range Of Diseases
Wednesday, June 17, 2009 - 21:35
in Biology & Nature
How molecules of the oldest branch of the human immune system have interconnected has remained a mystery. Now, two new structures, both involving a central component of an enzyme important to the complement system of the immune response, reveal how this system fights invading microbes while avoiding problems of the body attacking itself.