complement activation
id: GO:0006956
name: complement activation
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: Any process involved in the activation of any of the steps of the complement cascade, which allows for the direct killing of microbes, the disposal of immune complexes, and the regulation of other immune processes; the initial steps of complement activation involve one of three pathways, the classical pathway, the alternative pathway, and the lectin pathway, all of which lead to the terminal complement pathway.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0001867 | complement activation, lectin pathway |
| GO:0001905 | activation of membrane attack complex |
| GO:0006957 | complement activation, alternative pathway |
| GO:0006958 | complement activation, classical pathway |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0002252 | immune effector process |
| GO:0002253 | activation of immune response |
| GO:0006959 | humoral immune response |
| GO:0072376 | protein activation cascade |
