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Complement C4b-Binding Protein
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Definition
: A serum protein that regulates the CLASSICAL COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION PATHWAY. It binds as a cofactor to COMPLEMENT FACTOR I which then hydrolyzes the COMPLEMENT C4B in the CLASSICAL PATHWAY C3 CONVERTASE (C4bC2a).
Pharmacological Action
Complement Inactivating Agents
Other names
Protein, Complement C4b-
Binding; Protein, C4b-
Binding; Complement Component 4b Binding Protein; Complement C4b Binding Protein; Complement C3b C4b Inactivator Cofactor; Cofactor, C4b-
C3b Inactivator; C4bC3bINA Cofactor; C4b-
Binding Protein, Complement; C4b C3b Inactivator Cofactor; C4b Binding Protein; Complement Component 4b-
Binding Protein; Complement C3b-
C4b Inactivator Cofactor; Complement 4b Binding Protein; C4bC3bINA-
Cofactor; C4b-
C3b Inactivator Cofactor; C4b-
Binding Protein