Complement Factor B

"Complement Factor B" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A glycine-rich, heat-labile serum glycoprotein that contains a component of the C3 CONVERTASE ALTERNATE PATHWAY (C3bBb). Bb, a serine protease, is generated when factor B is cleaved by COMPLEMENT FACTOR D into Ba and Bb.

Descriptor ID	D011415
MeSH Number(s)	D08.622.200 D08.811.277.656.300.760.198 D08.811.277.656.959.350.198 D12.776.124.486.274.900
Concept/Terms	Complement Factor B Complement Factor B Factor B, Complement C3 Proactivator Proactivator, C3 C3PA Complement 3 Proactivator Proactivator, Complement 3 Factor B Complement Protein B Protein B, Complement Complement Protein Factor B Properdin Factor B Factor B, Properdin Complement Factor B, Alternative Pathway Complement Factor Bb Complement Factor Bb Bb, Complement Factor Factor Bb, Complement Properdin Factor Bb Factor Bb, Properdin Complement Factor B-Derived Fragment Bb Complement Factor B Derived Fragment Bb Bb Fragment of Factor B Complement Factor B Fragment, Bb Properdin Factor Bf F1 Properdin Factor Bf F1 Properdin Factor Bf Properdin Factor Bf Factor Bf, Properdin Complement Factor Ba Complement Factor Ba Factor Ba, Complement Properdin Factor Ba Factor Ba, Properdin

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Enzymes and Coenzymes [D08]
Enzyme Precursors [D08.622]
Complement Factor B [D08.622.200]
Enzymes [D08.811]
Hydrolases [D08.811.277]
Peptide Hydrolases [D08.811.277.656]
Endopeptidases [D08.811.277.656.300]
Serine Endopeptidases [D08.811.277.656.300.760]
Complement Factor B [D08.811.277.656.300.760.198]
Serine Proteases [D08.811.277.656.959]
Serine Endopeptidases [D08.811.277.656.959.350]
Complement Factor B [D08.811.277.656.959.350.198]
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]
Proteins [D12.776]
Blood Proteins [D12.776.124]
Immunoproteins [D12.776.124.486]
Complement System Proteins [D12.776.124.486.274]
Complement Factor B [D12.776.124.486.274.900]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1999	0	1	1
2008	0	2	2
2009	0	1	1
2012	1	0	1
2013	0	1	1
2016	0	1	1
2020	0	1	1

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Fan X, McCullough RL, Huang E, Bellar A, Kim A, Poulsen KL, McClain CJ, Mitchell M, McCullough AJ, Radaeva S, Barton B, Szabo G, Dasarathy S, Rotroff DM, Nagy LE. Diagnostic and Prognostic Significance of Complement in Patients With Alcohol-Associated Hepatitis. Hepatology. 2021 03; 73(3):983-997.

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Merle BM, Silver RE, Rosner B, Seddon JM. Dietary folate, B vitamins, genetic susceptibility and progression to advanced nonexudative age-related macular degeneration with geographic atrophy: a prospective cohort study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2016 Apr; 103(4):1135-44.

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Seddon JM, Reynolds R, Yu Y, Rosner B. Validation of a prediction algorithm for progression to advanced macular degeneration subtypes. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2013 Apr; 131(4):448-55.

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Thakkinstian A, McEvoy M, Chakravarthy U, Chakrabarti S, McKay GJ, Ryu E, Silvestri G, Kaur I, Francis P, Iwata T, Akahori M, Arning A, Edwards AO, Seddon JM, Attia J. The association between complement component 2/complement factor B polymorphisms and age-related macular degeneration: a HuGE review and meta-analysis. Am J Epidemiol. 2012 Sep 01; 176(5):361-72.

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Reynolds R, Hartnett ME, Atkinson JP, Giclas PC, Rosner B, Seddon JM. Plasma complement components and activation fragments: associations with age-related macular degeneration genotypes and phenotypes. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2009 Dec; 50(12):5818-27.

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Seddon JM, Reynolds R, Maller J, Fagerness JA, Daly MJ, Rosner B. Prediction model for prevalence and incidence of advanced age-related macular degeneration based on genetic, demographic, and environmental variables. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2009 May; 50(5):2044-53.

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Seddon JM, Reynolds R, Rosner B. Peripheral retinal drusen and reticular pigment: association with CFHY402H and CFHrs1410996 genotypes in family and twin studies. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2009 Feb; 50(2):586-91.

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Perkins SJ, Hinshelwood J, Edwards YJ, Jenkins PV. Structural and functional modelling of von Willebrand factor type A domains in complement and coagulation. Biochem Soc Trans. 1999 Dec; 27(6):815-20.

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Hinshelwood J, Spencer DI, Edwards YJ, Perkins SJ. Identification of the C3b binding site in a recombinant vWF-A domain of complement factor B by surface-enhanced laser desorption-ionisation affinity mass spectrometry and homology modelling: implications for the activity of factor B. J Mol Biol. 1999 Nov 26; 294(2):587-99.

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McQuillen DP, Gulati S, Ram S, Turner AK, Jani DB, Heeren TC, Rice PA. Complement processing and immunoglobulin binding to Neisseria gonorrhoeae determined in vitro simulates in vivo effects. J Infect Dis. 1999 Jan; 179(1):124-35.

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