Complement C3

Synonyms

C3 Complement

C3 Precursor

C3 Precursor, Complement

C3, Complement

Complement 3

Complement C3 Precursor

Complement Component 3

Complement, C3

Component 3, Complement

Precursor Complement 3

Precursor, C3

Precursor, Complement C3

Precursor-Complement 3

Pro C3

Pro Complement 3

Pro-C3

Pro-Complement 3

A glycoprotein that is central in both the classical and the alternative pathway of COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION. C3 can be cleaved into COMPLEMENT C3A and COMPLEMENT C3B, spontaneously at low level or by C3 CONVERTASE at high level. The smaller fragment C3a is an ANAPHYLATOXIN and mediator of local inflammatory process. The larger fragment C3b binds with C3 convertase to form C5 convertase.