Concept information
Preferred term
Complement C7
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- C7 Complement
- Complement 7
- Complement, C7
- Complement Component 7
- Component 7, Complement
Scope note
- A 93-kDa serum glycoprotein encoded by C7 gene. It is a polypeptide chain with 28 disulfide bridges. In the formation of MEMBRANE ATTACK COMPLEX; C7 is the next component to bind the C5b-6 complex forming a trimolecular complex C5b-7 which is lipophilic, resembles an integral membrane protein, and serves as an anchor for the late complement components, C8 and C9.
History note
- 2006 (1975)
In other languages
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Finnish
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C7
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D003184
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