Q: What is Monoclonal Antibody? Write down its productions, applications, and limitations with proper…
A: Monoclonal antibodies are those antibodies that are identical to that of antibody which targets one…
Q: Describe the five major classes of antibodies, and explain their structure and functions?
A: Antibodies or immunoglobulins are large, Y-shaped protein molecules used by immune system for…
Q: Explain the term antibodies?
A: Lymphocytes are white blood cells that the body's immune system helps fight infections. There are…
Q: Explain the difference between affinity and avidity. For which immunoglobulin class might avidity be…
A: Affinity: The interaction that occurs between specific antibody with its corresponding antigen. The…
Q: What is innate immunity? Also explain its four types of barriers.
A: The immune system protects the body against pathogens and cancer cells. Immunity can be divided into…
Q: Illustrate the structure of an antibody molecule. Label the constant and variable regions, the Fc…
A: An antibody, also referred to as an immunoglobulin, may be a Y-shaped structure which consists of 4…
Q: What is the purpose of using a secondary antibody?
A: Antibodies are the sites where antigen binding occurs on the surfaces of B- cell or membrane,…
Q: What is the function of the variable regions in an antibody molecule?
A: The immune system of the body protects the individual from the attack of external pathogens. The…
Q: Use igG as example to describe the relationship between the structure and function in…
A: Antibodies are glycoproteins also known as immunoglobulins (Ig). It is Y shaped in a structure…
Q: All of the antibodies are shown with just one antigen binding site occupied. If a single antibody…
A: Answer- Each antibody have two binding sites for the foreign antigens. But more complex antibodies…
Q: How are antibodies unique? Please discuss the structure of an antibody. What are the V and C…
A: The antibodies are unique their mechanism of action in response to an antigen. Antibodies are…
Q: What is the variable region of an antibody? The hypervariable or complementarity-determining region?…
A: Introduction Immunity: it is the capability of our body to fight against the diseases. This is done…
Q: Briefly describe the structure of an antibody and relate this structure with its functions
A: Antibodies are the antigen-binding glycoproteins that are synthesized exclusively by B- cells and in…
Q: Where does the antigen binding region of a BCR and an antibody molecule occur?
A: The B cell receptor (BCR) is a protein on the surface of the B cell composed of membrane bound…
Q: Describe the structure and function of antibodies.
A: Antibodies are Glycoproteins also known as immunoglobulin. An antibody is Y shaped and produced by B…
Q: Illustrate the Antibody Structure ?
A: Antibody also called as immunoglobulin is a protein molecule produced as a result of response to the…
Q: Define the Classes of Human Antibodies ?
A: Antibodies are used as a defense against various pathogens. Antibodies are used to prevent and cure…
Q: List the classes of antibody and discuss their diagnostic significance
A: Antibodies is also known as immunoglobulin (Ig). Antibodies are Y shaped proteins produced by plasma…
Q: How is the part of an antibody molecule that interacts with an antigen similar to the active site of…
A: Antibodies are group of molecules generated in the body of an organism when a foreign particle or…
Q: ribe the reason that it is useful that antibodies have two antigen binding arms.
A: By the time B lymphocytes reach lymphoid tissue, they have developed their own set of antigens. This…
Q: Describe how the cells of the acquired-immunity system develop so that they do not recognize…
A: The adaptive immunity is a part of the immune system that is formed of specialized cells that stop…
Q: Differentiate among antibody classes using structuralcharacteristics, distribution patterns, and…
A: Introduction Antibodies are also known as Immunoglobulins as they resemble globulin which usually…
Q: Observe the structure of antibodies below that has four protein subunits. Explain why we only see…
A: SDS-PAGE separates proteins primarily by mass because the ionic detergent SDS denaturates and binds…
Q: Mistakes by the Enzymes that Carry Out AntibodyGene Rearrangements Can Lead to?
A: Antibody or Immunoglobulin is a proteinaceous component of the immune system. It is produced by…
Q: Explain why repeated rounds of antigen exposure can alter antibody structure and function
A: Antigens are molecules, that are capable to stimulate immune response. Each antigens have distinct…
Q: Draw the structure of an antibody molecule(a typical IgG)and show how this structure enables it to…
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Q: What is the basic structure of the antibody molecule?
A: Antibody is a protein molecule that is generated in the living body by plasma membrane. It…
Q: Describe the structural components of an antibody and compare the features of the five…
A: Ans: Antibody: The Y shaped protein molecule also referred to as immunoglobulin (Ig), which…
Q: Define antigen and antibody
A: The immune system is a coordinated network of a variety of immune cells, which on exposure to an…
Q: What is the function of Fab and Fc region on an antibody?
A: Given: What is the function of Fab and Fc region on an antibody?
Q: Antigens include proteins, polysaccharides, and various small molecules that stimulate antibody…
A: Antigens are the substances or immunoglobulin which create response towards an allergen present on…
Q: How we can synthesize specific antibody proteins? What is the main application of antibody proteins?
A: Immune system defence protein known as an antibody, or immunoglobulin, is created in reaction to the…
Q: These cells are used for antibodies production?
A: Antibodies are also called the immunoglobulins. They are the Y-shaped proteins and help us to fight…
Q: Explain the structure of an immunoglobulin.
A: An antibody is a protein molecule generated in theiving body by plasma membrane. It specifically…
Q: Describe an epitope recognized by an antibody, and compare itto an epitope recognized by a TCR.
A: Given: Describe an epitope recognized by an antibody, and compare it to an epitope recognized by a…
Q: Draw a well-labelled diagram of an antibody molecule.
A: Immunoglobulins, also known as antibodies, are glycoprotein molecules produced by plasma cells…
Q: Explain the mechanisms of antibody action and correlate mechanisms with effector functions.
A: Immunology is a branch of science that deals with the aspects of immune reactions, antibody…
Q: Explain about antibody -its structure and significance
A: An antibody is a protein molecule that belongs to the family of immunoglobulin as it contains…
Q: Name the type of cells that produce antibodies?
A: The antibody is also called immunoglobulin that is a protective protein produced by the immune…
Q: Which portion of the antibody molecule has specificity against an antigen?
A: The immune system is responsible for eliciting a response in order to build a defense mechanism…
Q: Contrast the general functions of the different antibody classes.
A: Antibody also known as immunoglobulins are Y shaped molecules that forms the major part of the…
Q: List the functions of the antigen-binding site and Fc region of antibodies, and briefly describe how…
A: Antigens are molecules that can elicit an immunological response. Each antigen includes unique…
Q: Describe 1 aspect that lead to antibody diversity
A: Antibodies are produced by specialized white blood cells called B lymphocytes. When an antigen binds…
Q: Discuss three differences between antigen and antibodies Explain the structure of the antibody…
A: Antigens are nonself molecules that enter into the body. Antibodies are gamma globulin and they…
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- Name the two types of antibody light chains.What is the variable region of an antibody? The hypervariable or complementarity-determining region? The constant region?How are antibodies unique? Please discuss the structure of an antibody. What are the V and C regions? Discuss how the few hundred genes involved are capable of making endless amounts of antibodies. Besides medical treatment what is another way antibodies can be used?
- Draw a schematic diagram of a typical IgG molecule and label each of the following parts: H chains, L chains, intrachain disulfide bonds, hinge, Fab, Fc, and all the domains. Indicate which domains are involved in antigen binding.What is the smallest unit of an antibody that can retain the specificity and binding affinity of the whole protein?What is an immunoglobulin? Describe the structure of an immunoglobulin molecule (light chain and heavy chain).
- Which domain of antibody defines its type and which domain is for specificity against antigen. Also explain the rearrangement of genes for IgA.Observe the structure of antibodies below that has four protein subunits. Explain why we only see two (not four) bands on the SDS PAGE gel.Briefly describe the structure of an antibody and relate this structure with its functions