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Activated macrophages may attack invading microbes with toxic levels of Cu and superoxide (O2 -). With its open Cu site, Sod5 on the surface of the fungal pathogen may be able to capture this host Cu, fueling the SOD enzyme to remove the superoxide in counterattack.
