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C8B

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🧬 Gene Info

Gene Symbol	C8B
Chromosome	2p13.2
Function	The C8 beta chain functions as
Amino Acids	579 aa
Ensembl ID	ENSG00000100031
GeneCards	C8B
Human Protein Atlas	C8B
Complement Component 5 (C5)	Upstream component in MAC formation pathway
Complement Component 9 (C9)	Forms complete MAC with C8
Complement Receptors	CR1, CR3, CR4 mediate downstream signaling
Microglia	Primary CNS cells expressing C8B in pathological states
Membrane Attack Complex (MAC)	Assembled structure containing C8B
Neuroinflammation	Primary pathological consequence of C8B activation
Associated Diseases	neurodegeneration
Databases	GeneCards UniProt NCBI Gene HPA STRING

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C8B

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Pathway Diagram

graph TD
    C8B["C8B"]
    neurodegeneration["neurodegeneration"]
    C8B -->|"implicated_in"| neurodegeneration
    style C8B fill:#4a1a6b,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:2px,color:#e0e0e0

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