MBL2 and infection: Complement activation on HIV mediates deposition of C3b, which leads to phagocytosis (Thieblemont et al., 1993; Bajtay et al., 2004) and because of MBL’s ability to bind and activate complement on HIV, MBL may enhance infection (Haurum et al., 1993; Saifuddin et al., 2000).