Term Information

Accession
GO:0006957
Name
complement activation, alternative pathway
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
complement cascade, alternative pathway
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
Any process involved in the activation of any of the steps of the alternative pathway of the complement cascade which allows for the direct killing of microbes and the regulation of other immune processes. Source: ISBN:0781735149, GOC:add
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0006957 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of complement activation, alternative pathway (GO:0006957)
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complement activation, alternative pathway [is_a relation] is_a  complement activation (GO:0006956)
complement activation, alternative pathway [is_a relation] is_a  innate immune response (GO:0045087)
Children of complement activation, alternative pathway (GO:0006957)
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positive regulation of complement activation, alternative pathway (GO:0045958) [RO:0002213 relation] RO:0002213  complement activation, alternative pathway
negative regulation of complement activation, alternative pathway (GO:0045957) [RO:0002212 relation] RO:0002212  complement activation, alternative pathway
regulation of complement activation, alternative pathway (GO:0030451) [RO:0002211 relation] RO:0002211  complement activation, alternative pathway
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