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Category:GO:0001867 ! complement activation, lectin pathway
name: complement activation, lectin pathway
namespace: biological_process
def: "Any process involved in the activation of any of the steps of the lectin pathway of the complement cascade which allows for the direct killing of microbes and the regulation of other immune processes." [GOC:add, ISBN:0781735149]
comment: Note that proteins such as mannose-binding lectin (MBL) and certain serum ficolins can activate the lectin complement pathway.
synonym: "complement cascade, lectin pathway" EXACT [GOC:add]
is_a: GO:0006956 ! complement activation
is_a: GO:0045087 ! innate immune response
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<GOterm>GO:0001867</GOterm>
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