Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.1.0)
Predicted to enable metal ion binding activity and serine-type endopeptidase activity. Predicted to be involved in complement activation; positive regulation of apoptotic cell clearance; and response to bacterium. Predicted to act upstream of or within complement activation, classical pathway; innate immune response; and proteolysis. Located in extracellular space. Is expressed in several structures, including hemolymphoid system; liver; metanephros; placenta; and yolk sac. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Alzheimer's disease; age related macular degeneration 14; complement component 2 deficiency; macular degeneration; and psoriasis. Orthologous to human C2 (complement C2).