C8, HUMAN
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Names
[ CAS No. ]:
80295-58-5
[ Name ]:
C8, HUMAN
Chemical & Physical Properties
[ Storage condition ]:
−70°C
Safety Information
[ Hazard Codes ]:
B
[ RIDADR ]:
NONH for all modes of transport
Articles
J. Biol. Chem. 286 , 17585-17592, (2011)
C8 is one of five complement proteins that assemble on bacterial membranes to form the lethal pore-like "membrane attack complex" (MAC) of complement. The MAC consists of one C5b, C6, C7, and C8 and 1...
J. Mol. Biol. 405 , 325-330, (2011)
Complement component C8 plays a pivotal role in the formation of the membrane attack complex (MAC), an important antibacterial immune effector. C8 initiates membrane penetration and coordinates MAC po...
Biochemistry 45 , 5290-5296, (2006)
Human C8 is one of five components of the membrane attack complex of complement (MAC). It contains three subunits (C8alpha, C8beta, C8gamma) arranged as a disulfide-linked C8alpha-gamma dimer that is ...