Mesh term Complement C3-C5 Convertases
Browse to parent terms:Complement Activating Enzymes
Description
Serine proteases that cleave COMPLEMENT C3 into COMPLEMENT C3A and COMPLEMENT C3B, or cleave COMPLEMENT C5 into COMPLEMENT C5A and COMPLEMENT C5B. These include the different forms of C3/C5 convertases in the classical and the alternative pathways of COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION. Both cleavages take place at the C-terminal of an ARGININE residue.Browse to child terms:
Complement C3-C5 Convertases, Alternative Pathway
Complement C3-C5 Convertases, Classical Pathway
Mannose-Binding Protein-Associated Serine Proteases
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