Component C2 which is part of the classical pathway of the complement system is cleaved by activated factor C1 into two fragments: C2b and C2a. C2a, a serine protease, then combines with complement factor C4b to generate the C3 or C5 convertase. Selective cleavage of Arg-|-Ser bond in complement component C3 alpha-chain to form C3a and C3b, and Arg-|-Xaa bond in complement component C5 alpha-chain to form C5a and C5b. C2a interacts with Schistosoma haematobium TOR (via N-terminal extracellular domain). This results in inhibition of the classical and lectin pathway of complement activation, probably due to interference with binding of C2a to C4b such that C3 convertase cannot be formed. This infers resistance to complement-mediated cell lysis, allowing parasite survival and infection. The MIDAS-like motif in the VWFA domain binds divalent metal cations. Disease susceptibility may be associated with variants affecting the gene represented in this entry. Haplotype analyses have identified a statistically significant common risk haplotype and two protective haplotypes. CFB variant His-9 and C2 variant Asp-318, as well as CFB variant Gln-32 and a variant in intron 10 of C2, confer a significantly reduced risk of AMD. The disease is caused by variants affecting the gene represented in this entry. C2 is a major histocompatibility complex class-III protein. Belongs to the peptidase S1 family. C2 mutation db