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Preferred term

Complement C8  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A 150-kDa serum glycoprotein composed of three subunits with each encoded by a different gene (C8A; C8B; and C8G). This heterotrimer contains a disulfide-linked C8alpha-C8gamma heterodimer and a noncovalently associated C8beta chain. C8 is the next component to bind the C5-7 complex forming C5b-8 that binds COMPLEMENT C9 and acts as a catalyst in the polymerization of C9.

Entry terms

  • C8 Complement
  • Complement 8
  • Complement Component 8

Pharmacological Action(s)

In other languages

  • French

  • C8
  • Composant C8 du complément
  • Composé C8 du complément
  • Facteur C8 du complément
  • Fraction C8 du complément

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-PCW05KT6-S

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