- properdin pathway
- former name for alternative complement p.; see complement.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
properdin pathway
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Properdin — protein Name = complement factor properdin caption = width = HGNCid = 8864 Symbol = CFP AltSymbols = PFC EntrezGene = 5199 OMIM = 300383 RefSeq = NM 002621 UniProt = P27918 PDB = ECnumber = Chromosome = X Arm = p Band = 11.4… … Wikipedia
properdin — ☆ properdin [prō pʉrd′ n ] n. 〚/span> PRO(TEIN) + L perdere, to destroy + IN1〛 a protein present in blood serum and active in the destruction of bacteria and the neutralization of viruses * * * pro·per·din (prō pûrʹdn) n. A protein in … Universalium
properdin — A globulin in normal serum involved in resistance to infection that participates, in conjunction with other factors, in an alternative pathway to the activation of the terminal components of complement; a deficiency of p. results in the lack of… … Medical dictionary
properdin — (= Factor P) Component of the alternative pathway for complement activation: complexes with C3b and stabilizes the alternative pathway C3 convertase (C3bBbP) that cleaves C3 … Dictionary of molecular biology
properdin — noun Etymology: probably from 1pro + Latin perdere to destroy + English 1 in more at perdition Date: 1954 a blood serum protein that participates in the activation of complement in a pathway which does not involve the presence of antibodies … New Collegiate Dictionary
properdin system — former name for the alternative complement pathway … Medical dictionary
Alternative complement pathway — The classical and alternative complement pathways. Alternative pathway … Wikipedia
Mannan-binding lectin pathway — Natta projection of mannose in its α D mannopyranose form. Mannan is a polymer of mannose. The Mannan binding lectin pathway (also known simply as the Lectin Pathway) is similar in structure to the classical complement pathway,[1] … Wikipedia
Classical complement pathway — The classical and alternative complement pathways. The Classical pathway of activation of the complement system is a group of blood proteins that mediate the specific antibody response. The main activators of the Classical Pathway are antigen… … Wikipedia
alternative complement pathway — a pathway of complement activation initiated by a variety of factors other than those initiating the classical complement pathway, including IgA immune complexes, bacterial endotoxins, microbial polysaccharides, and cell walls. It does not… … Medical dictionary
