Ficolins

Soluble oligomeric defense proteins with lectin-like activity. They initiate the LECTIN pathway of COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION through attached serine proteases and a primitive OPSONIZATION.

Year introduced: 2024 (1993)

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Tree Number(s): D12.776.503.210

MeSH Unique ID: D000097604

Entry Terms:

• Collagen-Fibrinogen Domain Containing Lectins
• L-Ficolin
• Ficolin-beta
• Hucolin
• M-Ficolin
• Ficolin-alpha
• Ficolin A
• Ficolin-A

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Chemicals and Drugs Category
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
Proteins
Lectins
Ficolins