"Complement C6" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D003183
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.124.486.274.550
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| Concept/Terms |
Complement C6- Complement C6
- C6, Complement
- Complement Component 6
- Component 6, Complement
- C6 Complement
- Complement, C6
- Complement 6
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