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Preferred term

Complement C9  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Entry terms

  • C9 Complement
  • Complement 9
  • Complement, C9
  • Complement Component 9
  • Component 9, Complement

Scope note

  • A 63-kDa serum glycoprotein encoded by gene C9. Monomeric C9 (mC9) binds the C5b-8 complex to form C5b-9 which catalyzes the polymerization of C9 forming C5b-p9 (MEMBRANE ATTACK COMPLEX) and transmembrane channels leading to lysis of the target cell. Patients with C9 deficiency suffer from recurrent bacterial infections.

History note

  • 2006 (1975)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D003186

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