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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Methods Mol Biol. 2019;1871:313–392. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-8814-3_20

Table 2:

The Complement System and Immune Regulation

Protease/Inhibitor Uniprot Action
C1R (Complement C1r subcomponent, Classical) P00736 Cleaves/Activates C1s
C1S (Complement C1s subcomponent, Classical) P09871 Cleaves/Activates C2 and C4
C2a (Complement C2, C1s cleavage product) P06681 Combines with C4b to form C3 convertase (classical, lectin)
Factor D (Complement factor D, Bb fragment) P00746 Cleaves/Activates Complement Factor B
Factor B (Complement factor B, Bb fragment) P00751 Cleavage Product Bb combines with C3b to form C3 Convertase (Alternative)
C3-convertase (Classical, Lectin: C4bC2a) Cleaves C3 into the anaphylatoxin C3a and the opsonin C3b
C3-convertase (Alternative: C3bBb) Cleaves C3 into the anaphylatoxin C3a and the opsonin C3b
C3-convertase (Aqueous: C3:H2O) Cleaves C3 into the anaphylatoxin C3a and the opsonin C3b
C5-convertase (Classical: Cell Membrane, C4b2b3b) Cleaves C5 into the anaphylatoxin C5a and the MAC component C5b
C5-convertase (Alternative: Cell Membrane, C3bBbC3b) Cleaves C5 into the anaphylatoxin C5a and the MAC component C5b
C5-convertase (Classical: Fluid, C4b2boxy3b) Cleaves C5 into the anaphylatoxin C5a and the MAC component C5b
MASP 1 (Mannan-binding lectin serine protease 1) P48740 Activates MASP2 or C2 or C3
MASP 2 (Mannan-binding lectin serine protease 2) O00187 Cleaves/Activates C2 and C4
MASP 3 (Mannan-binding lectin serine protease 3) P48740* Cleaves/Activates complement pro-factor D *Alternative Splicing Product
C1-inhibitor (Plasma protease C1 inhibitor)* P05155 Complexes with/Inactivates C1r, C1s, MASP 1, MASP 2, chymotrypsin, kallikrein, fXIa, FXIIa
* complement activation, blood coagulation, fibrinolysis and the generation of kinins
Factor I (Complement factor I) P05156 Cleaves/Inactivates C3b, iC3b and C4b

Complement System and Immune Regulation: Activities and uniprot ID codes (where applicable) of proteases, protease inhibitors, and cofactors associated with the complement system and immune regulation.