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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Lectins > Ficolins

Preferred term

Ficolins  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Collagen-Fibrinogen Domain Containing Lectins

Scope note

  • Soluble oligomeric defense proteins with lectin-like activity. They initiate the LECTIN pathway of COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION through attached serine proteases and a primitive OPSONIZATION.

History note

  • 2024 (1993)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000097604

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