Complement C6
"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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| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Complement C6" by people in Profiles.
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Cummings L, Tucker M, Gibson M, Myers A, Pastinen T, Johnston J, Farrow E, Sampath V. Rare Genetic Variants in Immune Genes and Neonatal Herpes Simplex Viral Infections. Pediatrics. 2021 01; 147(1).