Class switching (or class switch recombination) is a somatic recombination process in activated B cells that changes the antibody isotype (e.g., from IgM to IgG, IgA, or IgE) by replacing the heavy-chain constant region, altering effector functions but not antigen specificity.
A somatic gene recombination process in activated B cells that replaces one heavy-chain constant region with one of a different isotype, switching the isotype of antibodies from IgM to the production of IgG, IgA, or IgE. This affects the antibody effector functions but not their antigen specificity
| Front | A somatic gene recombination process in activated B cells that replaces one heavy-chain constant region with one of a different isotype, switching the isotype of antibodies from IgM to the production of IgG, IgA, or IgE. This affects the antibody effector functions but not their antigen specificity |
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| Back | class switching, class switch recombination |
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