Complement component 5
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Complement component 5 is a protein involved in the complement system.
It is cleaved into C5a and C5b:
- C5a plays an important role in chemotaxis.[5]
- C5b forms the first part of the complement membrane attack complex.
References
- ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000106804 – Ensembl, May 2017
- ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000026874 – Ensembl, May 2017
- ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ^ Immunology at MCG 1/phagocyt
Further reading

External links
- Complement+5 at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)