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Immunoglobulin Gene Organization Explained by David Castillo is a document available to read on EtoBox.
1) The adaptive immune system produces a vast number of antibodies through rearrangement of immunoglobulin genes during B cell development. 2) Each antibody-producing plasma cell synthesizes antibodies with a single antigen binding region, but can produce multiple antibody classes with the same binding region. 3) B cell development involves site-specific rearrangement of immunoglobulin genes, clipping out and rearranging DNA segments, which generates antibody diversity and is unique to vertebrate adapti
- Author
- David Castillo
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- EN