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11 Cards in this Set
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What is the basic unit which composes antibody molecules?
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Y-shaped protein molecule with 2 arms
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Each arm of an antibody has what?
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A "heavy" (long) polypeptide chain and a "light" short polypeptide chain
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Where is the area that the sequence of amino acids set on the antibody called?
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constant regions
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The class of antibody of each individual molecule is determined by the structure of the antibody's what?
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constant regions
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What region of the antibody forms an antigen-binding site at the ends of the arms, whose shape is specific to a particular antigen?
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Variable regions
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What are antibodies produced by? Name the production line...
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Plasma cells from B cells from lymphocytes from lymphoblasts from stem cells in RBM
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Where do plasma cells circulate?
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in blood and lymph
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what happens in myeloma?
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B-cell goes nuts and makes nonfunctional light chain disease
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What makes non-functional light chain disease?
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myeloma
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What regions from an antigen-binding site at the ends of the arms, and whose shape is specific to a particular antigen?
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variable regions
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What are the forms antibodies can exist as?
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single molecule: monomer
double molecule: dimer 5 molecules: pentamer |
