Preferred Label : complement C1q;
MeSH definition : A subcomponent of complement C1, composed of six copies of three polypeptide chains
(A, B, and C), each encoded by a separate gene (C1QA; C1QB; C1QC). This complex is
arranged in nine subunits (six disulfide-linked dimers of A and B, and three disulfide-linked
homodimers of C). C1q has binding sites for antibodies (the heavy chain of IMMUNOGLOBULIN
G or IMMUNOGLOBULIN M). The interaction of C1q and immunoglobulin activates the two
proenzymes COMPLEMENT C1R and COMPLEMENT C1S, thus initiating the cascade of COMPLEMENT
ACTIVATION via the CLASSICAL COMPLEMENT PATHWAY.;
MeSH synonym : complement component 1q; c1q, complement; component 1q, complement; c1q complement; complement 1q; complement, C1q;
MeSH CAS label : complement C1q;
Registry Number MeSH : 80295-33-6;
Is substance : O;
Origin ID : D015922;
UMLS CUI : C0009502;
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A subcomponent of complement C1, composed of six copies of three polypeptide chains
(A, B, and C), each encoded by a separate gene (C1QA; C1QB; C1QC). This complex is
arranged in nine subunits (six disulfide-linked dimers of A and B, and three disulfide-linked
homodimers of C). C1q has binding sites for antibodies (the heavy chain of IMMUNOGLOBULIN
G or IMMUNOGLOBULIN M). The interaction of C1q and immunoglobulin activates the two
proenzymes COMPLEMENT C1R and COMPLEMENT C1S, thus initiating the cascade of COMPLEMENT
ACTIVATION via the CLASSICAL COMPLEMENT PATHWAY.