Complement factor I, also known as C3b/C4b inactivator, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CFIgene. Complement factor I (factor I) is a protein of the complement system, first isolated in 1966 in guinea pigserum,[5] that regulates complement activation by cleaving cell-bound or fluid phase C3b and C4b.[6] It is a soluble glycoprotein that circulates in human blood at an average concentration of 35 μg/mL.[7]
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