Antibodies Flashcards
Macrophages connec to what tail?
Fc tail
Where do antigens bind?
Fab
What is a large y shaped glycoprotein?
Antibodies
Antibodies are produced by ______.
B-cells
An antibody will be either _____ or ______.
Kappa or Lambda
This regulates cellular immunity.
TH1
This regulates humoral immunity.
TH2
________ bond is what holds the light chains together.
Disulfide
__ is the only antibody to cross the placenta via Fcgamma receptors.
IgG
___ and __ fix complement.
IgG and IgM
This antibody has pentamers or monomers structure. First Ig to be made in fetus, first to be made by virgin Ag-stimulated B-cells
IgM= primary immune response
What is the difference between plasma and serum?
Serum has used up the clotting factors.
Does IgA fix complement?
no, because IgA is on our mucus membrane we don’t want inflammation to occur there. (in our gut)
This is the major class of Ig in secretions, important in mucosal immunity.
IgA
This is found on B cell surfaces and can bind to Antigens.
IgD