Antibody: Difference between revisions
Michal Harel (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
Michal Harel (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
||
| Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
'''Antibodies''', also known as '''Immunoglobulins''' (Ig) are gamma globulin proteins, primarily found in the blood of vertebrates. These [[glycoproteins]] serve as a critical component of the immune system when the host fails to activate alternative compliment pathways or phagocytic cells in response to invading microorganisms or other [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antigen antigens]. The incredible specificity with which immunoglobulins bind to an antigen is based upon structural complementarity between the antigen and antibody <scene name='Antibody/1hzh_heavy_chains/1'>heavy </scene>and <scene name='Antibody/1hzh_light_chains/1'>light chains </scene>. It is this specificity that has made <scene name='Antibody/1hzh_starting_scene/3'>antibodies</scene> a critical component in laboratory and medical research. See more in [[IgA]], [[Monoclonal Antibody]].<br /> | '''Antibodies''', also known as '''Immunoglobulins''' (Ig) are gamma globulin proteins, primarily found in the blood of vertebrates. These [[glycoproteins]] serve as a critical component of the immune system when the host fails to activate alternative compliment pathways or phagocytic cells in response to invading microorganisms or other [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antigen antigens]. The incredible specificity with which immunoglobulins bind to an antigen is based upon structural complementarity between the antigen and antibody <scene name='Antibody/1hzh_heavy_chains/1'>heavy </scene>and <scene name='Antibody/1hzh_light_chains/1'>light chains </scene>. It is this specificity that has made <scene name='Antibody/1hzh_starting_scene/3'>antibodies</scene> a critical component in laboratory and medical research. See more in [[IgA]], [[Monoclonal Antibody]].<br /> | ||
For Anti-HIV Fab see [[Human Fab PG16]]<br /> | For Anti-HIV Fab see [[Human Fab PG16]]<br /> | ||
For Anti-VEGF Fab see [[Bevacizumab]] (Avastin). | For Anti-VEGF Fab see [[Bevacizumab]] (Avastin)<br /> | ||
For Anti-factor IX Fab see [[Conformation-specific anti-Factor IX antibodies]]<br />. | |||