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Antibody molecules consists of how many polypeptide chains depending on which class of antibody is considered?
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Is antibody a Y-shape protein?
It is a T or Y-shaped monomer of 4 looping linked polypeptide chains
Antibody molecules and receptor molecules are similar in that they both?
have a specific shape related to their specific function.
The antibody molecules is held together by what bonds?
Disulfide bonds
Important effector function of antibody molecules is?
agglutination of antigenic particles.
Which antibody function binds antibodies to soluble antigen molecules?
precipitation
What accounts for huge diversity of antigens to which B cells can respond?
The rearrangement of the antibody genes during development results in millions of possible combinations of randomly combined light and heavy polypeptide chains.
How does the shape of an antibody affect its functioning?
The shape of an antibody affects its functioning by changing the way it can absorb nutrients through its body. This can make them more dangerous depending on the shape.
How and how often is monoclonal antibody therapy for breast cancer given?
Monoclonal antibody therapy is administered through injections. How often it should be perfomed varies depending on what your doctor recommends.
Which class of antibody produced by a pregnant woman may attack RBCs in her fetus resulting in erythroblastosis fetalis?
IgG molecules.
Why do all molecules which have the property of antigenicity do not have the property of immunogenicity?
Because we know that all molecules that act as antigens produce an antibody so they have a property of antigenicity but not all give the immune response.
Antibody and cell-mediated immunity are considered to be forms of what immunity?
active active B for plato users
Is glycoprotein an antigen or antibody?
Antibody
