Serine proteases that cleave COMPLEMENT C3 into COMPLEMENT C3A and COMPLEMENT C3B, or cleave COMPLEMENT C5 into COMPLEMENT C5A and COMPLEMENT C5B. These include the different forms of C3/C5 convertases in the classical and the alternative pathways of COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION. Both cleavages take place at the C-terminal of an ARGININE residue.
Also Known As:
C3 Convertase; C5 Convertase; C3 C5 Convertase; C 3 Convertase; C3 Activator; C3-C5 Convertase; C5 Cleaving Enzyme; Complement 3 Convertase; Complement 5 Convertase; Complement C3 Convertases; Complement C5 Convertases; Activator, C3; C3 Convertases, Complement; C3-C5 Convertases, Complement; C5 Convertases, Complement; Complement C3 C5 Convertases; Convertase, C 3; Convertase, C3; Convertase, C3-C5; Convertase, Complement 3; Convertases, Complement C3; Convertases, Complement C3-C5; Convertases, Complement C5