complement C3-alpha chain

Held in a strained configuration by thioester C338-E341.

General

protein subunit regulatory molecule

Properties

SIZE: MW = 120 kD MOTIF: cysteine-rich region cysteine residue {C338} MODIFICATION: glutamate residue {E341} glutamate residue {E341} MODIFICATION: cysteine residue {C338}

References

Clinical Diagnosis & Management by Laboratory Methods, J.B. Henry (ed), W.B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, PA. 1991, pg 832