Bioss
The complement factor C3 consists of an alpha and a beta chain. C3 is a central factor in the complement cascade. It is central to the alternative pathway that leads to the C3 convertase C3bBb. The classical mannose binding lectin activation pathway leads to the C3 convertase C4b2a. These convertases cleave C3 resulting in C3a and C3b. Further degradation leads to the formation of the alpha chain products C3d, C3g and C3c. C3 is an acute phase protein that is produced by a wide range of tissues, including renal epithelial cells and hepatocytes.
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Protein Aliases: Acylation stimulating protein; acylation-stimulating protein cleavage product; ASP; C3 and PZP-like alpha-2-macroglobulin domain-containing protein 1; C3-beta-c; C3a anaphylatoxin; C3adesArg; C3bc; Complement C3; Complement C3 alpha chain; Complement C3 beta chain; Complement C3b alpha' chain; Complement C3c alpha' chain fragment 1; Complement C3c alpha' chain fragment 2; Complement C3d fragment; Complement C3dg fragment; Complement C3f fragment; Complement C3g fragment; complement component C3a; complement component C3b; CRK SH3-binding GNRP; ENCF-1; ENCF-2; epididymis secretory sperm binding protein Li 62p; guanine nucleotide releasing factor 2; Guanine nucleotide-releasing factor 2; guanine nucleotide-releasing factor 2 (specific for crk proto-oncogene); HSE-MSF; Neutrophil chemotactic factor-1; Neutrophil chemotactic factor-2; prepro-C3; Protein C3G; Rap guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) 1; Rap guanine nucleotide exchange factor 1
Gene Aliases: 4932418O06Rik; AHUS5; AI255234; ARMD9; ASP; C3; C3a; C3b; C3G; C3G-1; C3G-2; CPAMD1; GRF2; HEL-S-62p; HSE-MSF; Plp; RAPGEF1
UniProt ID: (Rat) P01026, (Human) P01024, (Mouse) P01027, (Human) Q13905
Entrez Gene ID: (Rat) 24232, (Human) 718, (Mouse) 12266, (Human) 2889, (Rat) 63881, (Mouse) 107746
Molecular Function:
complement component
cytokine
defense/immunity protein
enzyme modulator
protease inhibitor
serine protease inhibitor
signaling molecule
G-protein modulator
guanyl-nucleotide exchange factor
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