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Facts about Complement component C8 gamma chain.
C5-B8 binds C9 and acts as a catalyst in the polymerization of C9. The gamma subunit seems to be able to bind retinol.
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | C8G |
| Uniprot: | P07360 |
| Entrez: | 733 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| calycin superfamily |

Complement component C8 gamma chain
Mass (kDA):
22.277 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 9q34.3 |
| Sequence: | 9; NC_000009.12 (136944870..136946981) |
Secreted.


PMID: 3676249 by Ng S.C., et al. The eighth component of human complement: evidence that it is an oligomeric serum protein assembled from products of three different genes.
PMID: 2447883 by Haefliger J.-A., et al. Structural homology of human complement component C8 gamma and plasma protein HC: identity of the cysteine bond pattern.