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Figure 3.
Model for the CD47-SIRPα complex formed between interacting cells. The entire extracellular CD47-SIRPα complex, modeled by superposing the structure of SIRPα domains 1–3 onto the structure of CD47 in complex with SIRPα domain 1 (5), is shown as a blue (SIRPα) and yellow (CD47) molecular surface. Schematic representations of the five transmembrane helices of CD47 (yellow cylinders) and single transmembrane helix of SIRPα (blue cylinder) are shown. The regions between transmembrane helices and resolved structures for CD47 and SIRPα are illustrated as dotted lines. The location of CD47 residue Cys^15, which forms a disulfide bond with Cys^245 (proposed to reside in the extracellular loop between transmembrane helices 4 and 5), is highlighted in red.