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C5b:C6:C7:C8 and C9 bind to form membrane attack complex (MAC)
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authored
[InstanceEdit:2869458] Shamovsky, V, 2012-12-20
category
binding
compartment
[Compartment:876] plasma membrane
[Compartment:984] extracellular region
created
[InstanceEdit:2132098] Shamovsky, V, 2012-02-21
dbId
2132221
displayName
C5b:C6:C7:C8 and C9 bind to form membrane attack complex (MAC)
edited
[InstanceEdit:5149549] Shamovsky, V, 2013-11-19
eventOf
[Pathway:R-GGA-2132267] Formation of membrane attack complex (MAC) - Gallus gallus
inferredFrom
[Reaction:R-HSA-173725] C9 binds C5b:C6:C7:C8 - Homo sapiens
input
[Complex:R-GGA-2132050] C5b:C6:C7:C8 [plasma membrane]
12 ×
[GenomeEncodedEntity:R-GGA-2132070] C9 [extracellular region]
isChimeric
false
isInDisease
false
isInferred
true
literatureReference
[LiteratureReference:2109533] Molecular organization of C9 within the membrane attack complex of complement. Induction of circular C9 polymerization by the C5b-8 assembly
[LiteratureReference:2173551] The role of C9 in complement-mediated killing of Neisseria
[LiteratureReference:2173472] High incidence of complement C9 deficiency in Koreans
[LiteratureReference:2173481] High-incidence of C9 deficiency throughout Japan: there are no significant differences in incidence among eight areas of Japan
[LiteratureReference:2173499] Inherited deficiency of the ninth component of complement in man
[LiteratureReference:2132291] Cloning of the sixth complement component and, spatial and temporal expression profile of MAC structural and regulatory genes in chicken
[LiteratureReference:2173531] Molecular cloning, promoter analysis and induced expression of the complement component C9 gene in the grass carp Ctenopharyngodon idella
[LiteratureReference:2173451] Expression of complement components coincides with early patterning and organogenesis in Xenopus laevis
maxDepth
1
modified
[InstanceEdit:9830342] Matthews, Lisa, 2023-03-08
name
C5b:C6:C7:C8 and C9 bind to form membrane attack complex (MAC)
output
[Complex:R-GGA-2132123] MAC [plasma membrane]
precedingEvent
[Reaction:R-GGA-2132094] C8 binds to C5b:C6:C7 complement complex - Gallus gallus
regulatedBy
[NegativeRegulation:R-GGA-2132134] Negative regulation by 'VTN:C5b-C9 [extracellular region]'
[NegativeRegulation:R-GGA-2132207] Negative regulation by 'CD59 [plasma membrane]'
releaseDate
2014-03-12
reviewStatus
[ReviewStatus:9821382] five stars
reviewed
[InstanceEdit:2562608] D'Eustachio, P, 2012-11-06
[InstanceEdit:3006589] Jupe, S, 2013-01-31
schemaClass
Reaction
species
[Species:49591] Gallus gallus
stId
R-GGA-2132221
summation
[Summation:2173416] Complement C9 is the final component incorporated into the m...
updateTrackers
[UpdateTracker:9785972] Update Tracker - [Reaction:2132221] C5b:C6:C7:C8 and C9 bind to form membrane attack complex (MAC) - v50:[add_removeRegulator]
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(updatedInstance)
[UpdateTracker:9785972] Update Tracker - [Reaction:2132221] C5b:C6:C7:C8 and C9 bind to form membrane attack complex (MAC) - v50:[add_removeRegulator]
(hasEvent)
[Pathway:R-GGA-2132267] Formation of membrane attack complex (MAC)
(inferredTo)
[Reaction:R-HSA-173725] C9 binds C5b:C6:C7:C8
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