Factor D cleaves C3(H2O)-bound Factor B

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R-HSA-173745
Type
Reaction [transition]
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Homo sapiens
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Factor D, a constitutively active serine protease found in trace amounts in the blood, cleaves a specific Arg-Lys bond in the Factor B component of the soluble C3(H2O):Factor B complex, yielding C3(H2O):Factor Bb and an inactive polypeptide, Factor Ba (Fearon and Austin 1975; Lesavre and Muller-Eberhard 1978; Lesavre et al. 1979; Schreiber et al. 1978).
Literature References
PubMed ID Title Journal Year
279011 Initiation of the alternative pathway of complement: recognition of activators by bound C3b and assembly of the entire pathway from six isolated proteins

Schreiber, RD, Pangburn, MK, Muller-Eberhard, HJ, Lesavre, PH

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1978
82604 Mechanism of action of factor D of the alternative complement pathway

Muller-Eberhard, HJ, Lesavre, PH

J Exp Med 1978
809512 Initiation of C3 cleavage in the alternative complement pathway

Fearon, DT, Austen, KF

J Immunol 1975
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serine-type endopeptidase activity of Complement factor D [extracellular region]

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