AmiGO 2: Term Details for "membrane attack complex" (GO:0005579)

Accession: GO:0005579
Name: membrane attack complex
Ontology: cellular_component
Synonyms: MAC, TCC, terminal complement complex, membrane attack complex protein alphaM chain, membrane attack complex protein beta2 chain
Alternate IDs: None
Definition: A protein complex produced by sequentially activated components of the complement cascade inserted into a target cell membrane and forming a pore leading to cell lysis via ion and water flow. Source: ISBN:0198547684, ISBN:0781735149, GOC:add, ISBN:068340007X
Comment: None
History: See term history for GO:0005579 at QuickGO
Chem. react.: None
Subset: None
Related: Link to all genes and gene products annotated to membrane attack complex (excluding "regulates").; Link to all direct and indirect annotations to membrane attack complex (excluding "regulates").; Link to all direct and indirect annotations download (limited to first 10,000) for membrane attack complex (excluding "regulates").

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subject	relation	object
membrane attack complex	is_a	pore complex (GO:0046930)
membrane attack complex	is_a	plasma membrane protein complex (GO:0098797)
membrane attack complex	RO:0002216	complement-dependent cytotoxicity (GO:0097278)

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