Multiple Choice
The importance of CD59 (also known as protectin) is to _____.
A) promote the speed of complement activation by protecting C3 convertase C3bBb from proteolytic degradation
B) prevent the recruitment of C9
C) dissociate the components of the alternative C3 convertase
D) prevent the attachment of C3b to host cell surfaces
E) inhibit the anchoring of C5b,C6,and C7 to host cell surfaces.
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