MCB 4211 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Melanoma, Antigen, Idiotype

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Immunoglobulins: amino termini on top (light chain, carboxyl termini on bottom (heavy chain) 5 isotopes (iga, igd, ige, idm, igg: classes of immunoglobulins, can be subdivided into subclasses. Can make antibodies to the isotopes: recognize epitope characteristic of alpha heavy chain etc. Iga igg igm: most concentrated in serum. Ige: present in healthy individual at low concentrations, last to be discovered in serum in consequence in allergic patient, critical to progression to allergic responses. Mice- predominant source of antibodies in most research labs. Constant regions are used to sub dividing into isotypes: can use antigenic character of alpha chain as a marker of that isotype, isotope is an antigenic characteristic, light chain can also be an antigenic characteristic.

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