An antibody has a quaternary structure composed of four polypeptide chains (two heavy, two light), with a variable region for antigen binding and a constant region for binding to B cell receptors.
- quaternary structure - four polypeptide chains - two heavy (long) chains - two light (short) chains - variable region contains binding site - constant region binds to B cell receptors
| Front | Describe the structure of an antibody. |
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| Back | - quaternary structure - four polypeptide chains- two heavy (long) chains - two light (short) chains - variable region contains binding site - constant region binds to B cell receptors |
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