Antibody structure

• Autoimmune disease is a condition in which the immune system mistakenly identifys part of your body as foreign, causing it to release proteins called antibodies that attack healthy cells
• Antibodies contain a quaternary structure
• Each antibody binding molecule has two identical binding sites
• Agglutation is when pathogens clump together due to the crosslinking of antibodies
• Monoclonal antibodies have only 1 complementary antigen which is can bind too
• Antibodies are important in ELISA testing, agglutination of pathogens, cancer targeting treatments
• Antibodies have a quaternary structure
• Disulphide bridges hold polypeptide chains together