"Complement C9" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D003186
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.124.486.274.850
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| Concept/Terms |
Complement C9- Complement C9
- C9, Complement
- Complement 9
- Complement Component 9
- Component 9, Complement
- C9 Complement
- Complement, C9
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