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Preferred term

Complement C6  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A 105-kDa serum glycoprotein with significant homology to the other late complement components, C7-C9. It is a polypeptide chain cross-linked by 32 disulfide bonds. C6 is the next complement component to bind to the membrane-bound COMPLEMENT C5B in the assembly of MEMBRANE ATTACK COMPLEX. It is encoded by gene C6.

Synonym(s)

  • C6 Complement
  • Complement 6
  • Complement Component 6

Pharmacological Action(s)

In other languages

  • French

  • Composant C6 du complément
  • Facteur C6 du complément
  • Fraction C6 du complément

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-XXR4V05P-Q

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