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Preferred term

Complement C5b  

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  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • C5b Complement
  • Complement 5b
  • Complement, C5b
  • Complement Component 5b
  • Component 5b, Complement

Scope note

  • The larger fragment generated from the cleavage of C5 by C5 CONVERTASE that yields COMPLEMENT C5A and C5b (beta chain + alpha' chain, the residual alpha chain, bound by disulfide bond). C5b remains bound to the membrane and initiates the spontaneous assembly of the late complement components to form C5b-8-poly-C9, the MEMBRANE ATTACK COMPLEX.

History note

  • 2006 (1982)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D050776

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