Fig. 10B: Activation of C2 in the Lectin Pathway, Step 2

C2 binds to C4a and is split into C2a and C2b. The C4bC2a then form a C3 convertase that can now cleave hundreds of molecules of C3 into C3a and C3b.

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Professor of Microbiology, The Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville Campus
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