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Preferred term

Complement C4b  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • The large fragment formed when COMPLEMENT C4 is cleaved by COMPLEMENT C1S. The membrane-bound C4b binds COMPLEMENT C2A, a SERINE PROTEASE, to form C4b2a (CLASSICAL PATHWAY C3 CONVERTASE) and subsequent C4b2a3b (CLASSICAL PATHWAY C5 CONVERTASE).

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • 80295-50-7
  • C4b Complement
  • Complement 4b
  • Complement Component 4b

Pharmacological Action(s)

In other languages

  • French

  • 80295-50-7
  • Complement C4b
  • Composant C4b du complément
  • Fraction C4b du complément
  • Fragment C4b du complément

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-PV0DXP66-W

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