Antibody Flashcards
Substances, spec. glycoproteins, produced by B lymphocytes/plasma cells in response to antigenic stimulation
ANTIBODIES/IMMUNOGLOBULINS
Immune response in which antibody production occurs
HUMORAL
Same with antibody classes
Lies in the heavy chain
Pertain to IgM, IgA, IgG, IgE, IgD
ISOTYPE
Genetically determined differences, spec. in the amino acid sequence in the constant region
ALLOTYPE
VARIABLE REGION of the antibody
IDIOTYPE
STRUCTURE OF IMMUNOGLOBULINS:
1. Four (4) polypeptide chains:
2 IDENTICAL LIGHT CHAINS & 2 IDENTICAL HEAVY CHAINS
STRUCTURE OF IMMUNOGLOBULINS:
2. Both light & heavy chains held together by
COVALENT DISULFIDE BONDS
STRUCTURE OF IMMUNOGLOBULINS:
3. Heavy chains interconnected by
DISULFIDE LINKAGES
STRUCTURE OF IMMUNOGLOBULINS:
4. 2 Terminal Regions:
CARBOXYTERMINAL
AMINOTERMINAL
CONSTANT REGION
Constant amino acid sequence
Fc (crystallizable fragment / fragment crystallin) is present
CARBOXYTERMINAL
VARIABLE REGION
Varying antibody specificity
Determines the idiotype
Hypervariable portion of the variable region specifically binds with the epitope
AMINOTERMINAL
STRUCTURE OF IMMUNOGLOBULINS:
5. Treatment with PAPAIN will produce 3 fragments:
ONE Fc FRAGMENT
TWO Fab FRAGMENTS
Fragment crystalline
Involve in the Ig biologic function
ONE Fc FRAGMENT
Ig Biologic Function:
COMPLEMENT FIXATION
PLACENTAL TRANSFER OF Ig
BINDING SITE FOR CELLS
Antigen binding even without the Fc but cannot agglutinate or precipitate (MONOVALENT)
TWO Fab FRAGMENTS
STRUCTURE OF IMMUNOGLOBULINS:
6. Treatment with PEPSIN results in:
DIGESTION OF Fc FRAGMENT –> 2 Fab FRAGMENTS - 2 Ag COMBINING SITES (BIVALENT) –> Ag BINDING, PRECIPITATION, AND AGGLUTINATION
alpha, gamma, mu, epsilon, delta
HEAVY CHAIN
Site for the gene for heavy chain synthesis
CHROMOSOME 14
Either kappa or lambda
Found in two different loci
LIGHT CHAIN
Site for kappa light chain
CHROMOSOME 2
Site for lambda light chain
CHROMOSOME 22
Glycoprotein
Linking / bridging monomers together
Found in antibodies which consist of 2/more monomers
J CHAIN / JOINING CHAIN
___ - pentamer
___ - dimer
IgM
SECRETORY IgA
DOMAINS OF IMMUNOGLOBULIN:
VCH23CLH
VARIABLE REGION
CH2 (CONSTANT HEAVY CHAIN 2)
CH3 (CONSTANT HEAVY CHAIN 3)
CL (CONSTANT LIGHT CHAIN)
HINGE REGION
Specificity
Antigen binding site
Consists of Fab region
VARIABLE REGION
Binds with complement
Involved in the classical pathway
CH2 (CONSTANT HEAVY CHAIN 2)
Recognition site for antibody
Initiates classical pathway when bind
C1q
Antibodies involved in classical pathway
IgM & IgG