4. Antibodies Flashcards
Also known as immunoglobulin or gamma globulin
Substances produced in response to an immunogenic stimulation that are capable or spcific interaction with the provoking immunogen
Antibodies
Membrane bound antibodies serve as a?
Receptor
What immunoglobulin activates complement proteins?
IgM and IgG
Who proposed Side chain theory?
Paul Ehrlich
Certain cells have specific receptors for antigen that were present prior to antigen
Side chain theory
Who propoesed instructive theory?
Felix Haurowitz
Antibody-generating cells can produce a generalized antibody
Instructive theory
Who proposed Clonal Selection Theory
Niels Jerne and Macfalane Burnett
Individual lymphocytes are genetically preprogrammed to generate a specific antibody
Major drawback is the consideration of genetic basis
Clonal selection theory
Proposed that genes coding for the constant and variable Ig regions are separate
Dreyer and Bennet
Discovered of genetic mechanism of antibody diversity
Susumu Tonegawa
Codes for heavy chains?
Chromosome 14
Codes for Lamda light chains
Chromosome 22
A Classic monomeric antibody consists of?
2 identical light chains
2 identical heavy chains
Each light chain is cavalently bonded to a heavy chain by?
Also heavy chain are covalently bonded to each other by?
Disulfide bonds
Unique amino acid sequence that is common to all Ig molecules of a given class in each species?
Isotype
Minor variation is heavy chain sequence that are present in some individuals but not to others
Allotype
5 types of Isotypes?
IgA
IgE
IgD
IgG
IgM
Variable portion of each chain differ from each person
Idiotypic difference
Properties shared by all antibody type?
Recognition and binding of antigen
Recognition domain; combined VH and VL
It is where antigen/Epitope bind
Paratope