NameComplement C1q subcomponent subunit C
Synonyms
  • C1QG
Gene NameC1QC
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0011520|Complement C1q subcomponent subunit C
MDVGPSSLPHLGLKLLLLLLLLPLRGQANTGCYGIPGMPGLPGAPGKDGYDGLPGPKGEP
GIPAIPGIRGPKGQKGEPGLPGHPGKNGPMGPPGMPGVPGPMGIPGEPGEEGRYKQKFQS
VFTVTRQTHQPPAPNSLIRFNAVLTNPQGDYDTSTGKFTCKVPGLYYFVYHASHTANLCV
LLYRSGVKVVTFCGHTSKTNQVNSGGVLLRLQVGEEVWLAVNDYYDMVGIQGSDSVFSGF
LLFPD
Number of residues245
Molecular Weight25773.56
Theoretical pI8.58
GO Classification
Processes
  • complement activation
  • innate immune response
  • complement activation, classical pathway
  • negative regulation of granulocyte differentiation
  • negative regulation of macrophage differentiation
  • immune response
Components
  • extracellular exosome
  • blood microparticle
  • collagen trimer
  • extracellular region
  • extracellular space
General FunctionNot Available
Specific FunctionC1q associates with the proenzymes C1r and C1s to yield C1, the first component of the serum complement system. The collagen-like regions of C1q interact with the Ca(2+)-dependent C1r(2)C1s(2) proenzyme complex, and efficient activation of C1 takes place on interaction of the globular heads of C1q with the Fc regions of IgG or IgM antibody present in immune complexes.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID33150626
UniProtKB IDP02747
UniProtKB Entry NameC1QC_HUMAN
Cellular LocationSecreted
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0011521|Complement C1q subcomponent subunit C (C1QC)
ATGGACGTGGGGCCCAGCTCCCTGCCCCACCTTGGGCTGAAGCTGCTGCTGCTCCTGCTG
CTGCTGCCCCTCAGGGGCCAAGCCAACACAGGCTGCTACGGGATCCCAGGGATGCCCGGC
CTGCCCGGGGCACCAGGGAAGGATGGGTACGACGGACTGCCGGGGCCCAAGGGGGAGCCA
GGAATCCCAGCCATTCCCGGGATCCGAGGACCCAAAGGGCAGAAGGGAGAACCCGGCTTA
CCCGGCCATCCTGGGAAAAATGGCCCCATGGGACCCCCTGGGATGCCAGGGGTGCCCGGC
CCCATGGGCATCCCTGGAGAGCCAGGTGAGGAGGGCAGATACAAGCAGAAATTCCAGTCA
GTGTTCACGGTCACTCGGCAGACCCACCAGCCCCCTGCACCCAACAGCCTGATCAGATTC
AACGCGGTCCTCACCAACCCGCAGGGAGATTATGACACGAGCACTGGCAAGTTCACCTGC
AAAGTCCCCGGCCTCTACTACTTTGTCTACCACGCGTCGCATACAGCCAACCTGTGCGTG
CTGCTGTACCGCAGCGGCGTCAAAGTGGTCACCTTCTGTGGCCACACGTCCAAAACCAAT
CAGGTCAACTCGGGCGGTGTGCTGCTGAGGTTGCAGGTGGGCGAGGAGGTGTGGCTGGCT
GTCAATGACTACTACGACATGGTGGGCATCCAGGGCTCTGACAGCGTCTTCTCCGGCTTC
CTGCTCTTCCCCGACTAG
GenBank Gene IDAF087892
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDC1QC
HGNC IDHGNC:1245
Chromosome Location1
Locus1p36.11
References
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