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Macrophage-1 Antigen

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Definition: An adhesion-promoting leukocyte surface membrane heterodimer. The alpha subunit consists of the CD11b ANTIGEN and the beta subunit the CD18 ANTIGEN. The antigen, which is an integrin, functions both as a receptor for complement 3 and in cell-cell and cell-substrate adhesive interactions.      Other names Receptor, Complement 3; Mac-1 Antigen; Integrin alphaMbeta2; Complement 3 Receptor; CR3 Receptor; alphaMbeta2, Integrin; alpha-M beta-2, Integrin; Receptor, Mac-1 Adhesive; Macrophage 1 Antigen; Mac 1 Receptor; Mac 1 Antigen; Mac 1 Adhesive Receptor; Integrin alpha M beta 2; Glycoprotein Receptor, Mo1; Antigen, Macrophage-1; Antigen Receptor, Mo1; Adhesive Receptor, Mac-1; Receptor, Mo1 Glycoprotein; Receptor, Mo1 Antigen; Receptor, CR3
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
Mac-1-like protein, Streptococcus  0   *Bacterial Proteins Cysteine Endopeptidases Macrophage-1 Antigen. Nat Med 2001 Dec;7(12):1298-305

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