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3) What do each of the following complement proteins do: - C3b, C5b, C6, C7, C8, C9, C3a, C5a 4) Why is cleaving C3 such an important event for the complement cascade? 5) Consider the following pathways: Classical Pathway, Lectin Pathway, Alternative Pathway - What do they all have in common? - How are they different? 6) Sialic acid and Factor H: What do they do, and why are they important?

          3) What do each of the following complement proteins do:
- C3b, C5b, C6, C7, C8, C9, C3a, C5a
4) Why is cleaving C3 such an important event for the complement cascade?
5) Consider the following pathways: Classical Pathway, Lectin Pathway, Alternative Pathway
- What do they all have in common?
- How are they different?
6) Sialic acid and Factor H: What do they do, and why are they important?

3) What do each of the following complement proteins do:
- C3b, C5b, C6, C7, C8, C9, C3a, C5a
4) Why is cleaving C3 such an important event for the complement cascade?
5) Consider the following pathways: Classical Pathway, Lectin Pathway, Alternative Pathway
- What do they all have in common?
- How are they different?
6) Sialic acid and Factor H: What do they do, and why are they important?

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Here's what each of the mentioned complement proteins do: - C3b: It is an opsonin, which means it binds to the surface of pathogens and marks them for destruction by phagocytes. - CSb: It is a component of the C3 convertase enzyme, which cleaves C3 into C3a and Show more…

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3) What do each of the following complement proteins do: C3b, C5b, C6, C7, C8, C9, C3a, C5a 4) Why is cleaving C3 such an important event for the complement cascade? 5) Consider the following pathways: Classical Pathway, Lectin Pathway, Alternative Pathway What do they all have in common? How are they different? 6) Sialic acid and Factor H: What do they do, and why are they important?