Complement C9 Antibody
Purified Rabbit Polyclonal Antibody (Pab)
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| WB, IHC-P, E |
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Primary Accession | P02748 |
Reactivity | Human |
Host | Rabbit |
Clonality | Polyclonal |
Calculated MW | 71 KDa |
Gene ID | 735 |
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Other Names | Complement component C9, Complement component C9a, Complement component C9b, C9 |
Dilution | WB~~1:1000 IHC-P~~N/A E~~N/A |
Format | 0.01M PBS, pH 7.2, 0.09% (W/V) Sodium azide, Glycerol 50% |
Storage | Store at -20 °C.Stable for 12 months from date of receipt |
Name | C9 {ECO:0000303|PubMed:4018030, ECO:0000312|HGNC:HGNC:1358} |
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Function | Pore-forming component of the membrane attack complex (MAC), a multiprotein complex activated by the complement cascade, which inserts into a target cell membrane and forms a pore, leading to target cell membrane rupture and cell lysis (PubMed:22832194, PubMed:26841837, PubMed:26841934, PubMed:27052168, PubMed:30552328, PubMed:6177822, PubMed:9212048, PubMed:9634479). The MAC is initiated by proteolytic cleavage of C5 into complement C5b in response to the classical, alternative, lectin and GZMK complement pathways (PubMed:9212048, PubMed:9634479). The complement pathways consist in a cascade of proteins that leads to phagocytosis and breakdown of pathogens and signaling that strengthens the adaptive immune system (PubMed:9212048, PubMed:9634479). Constitutes the pore-forming subunit of the MAC complex: during MAC assembly, C9 associates with the C5b8 intermediate complex, and polymerizes to complete the pore (PubMed:26841934, PubMed:30111885, PubMed:30552328, PubMed:34752492, PubMed:4055801, PubMed:6177822). |
Cellular Location | Secreted. Target cell membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein. Note=Secreted as soluble monomer (PubMed:26841934, PubMed:30111885, PubMed:4055801, PubMed:9634479) Oligomerizes at target membranes, forming a pre-pore (PubMed:26841934, PubMed:30111885, PubMed:31061395, PubMed:4055801, PubMed:9634479). A conformation change then leads to the formation of a 100 Angstrom diameter pore (PubMed:26841934, PubMed:30111885, PubMed:31061395, PubMed:4055801, PubMed:9634479). |
Tissue Location | Plasma (at protein level). |

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Background
Constituent of the membrane attack complex (MAC) that plays a key role in the innate and adaptive immune response by forming pores in the plasma membrane of target cells. C9 is the pore-forming subunit of the MAC.
References
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Witzel-Schloemp K.,et al.Immunogenetics 48:144-147(1998).
DiScipio R.G.,et al.J. Biol. Chem. 260:14802-14809(1985).

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