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Complement component 6 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the C6 gene.[5]

Complement component 6 is a protein involved in the complement system. It is part of the membrane attack complex which can insert into the cell membrane and cause the cell to lyse.

People with C6 deficiency are prone to bacterial infection.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000039537Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000022181Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: complement component 6 C6 complement C6 (Homo sapiens (human)) Gene ID: 729". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.

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