Soluble and membrane-bound control factors of complement activation
 
Factor acts on function
I. Serum Proteins
C1-Inhibitor C1r stabilisation of C1q-r2-s2 complex, protection of catalytic domain
C4BP C4b binding of C4b, decay of C4b2a complex
Factor H C3b binding of activated serum C3b, cofactor activity für Factor I-mediated cleavage
Factor I C3b/C4b cleavage of C4b and C3b
Properdin C3bBb stabilisation of the alternative pathway C3 convertase
S Protein C5b-7 binding of soluble C5b-7 complexes to prevent spontaneous cell lysis
II Membrane proteins and receptors
CR1 C3b/4b, iC3b/4b decay of C3 and C5 convertases, cofactor activity für Factor I-mediated cleavage
MCP C3b/4b cofactor activity für Factor I-mediated cleavage
DAF C4b2a, C3bBb decay of classical and alternative C3 convertases
C8BP C5b-8, C9 prevention of MAC formation by autologous complement activation
CD59 C5b-8, C9 prevention of MAC formation by autologous complement activation
Legend: C4BP - C4 binding protein, CR1 - complement receptor type 1, MCP - membrane cofactor protein, DAF - decay accelerating factor, C8BP (HRF) - C8 binding protein (homologous restriction factor), CD59 (MIRL) - membrane inhibitor of reactive lysis

Last update: September 20, 2000