This antibody diversity theory says that, antigen is produced and it will select a proper receptor for it. And upon interaction it will break off and become antibodies, and the cell will produce new receptor to replace it.
Side chain Theory
Who formulated the instructive theory?
Felix Haurowitz
Who formulated the clonal selection theory?
Neils Jerne and MacFarlene Burnett
This theory proposes that individual lymphocytes are genetically pre programmed to generate a specific antibody?
Clonal selection theory
What is the major drawback of of the clonal theory?
Genetic Basis
Who proposed that the genes coding for the constant and the variable regions of IG regions are separate?
Dreyer and Bennet
Received the Nobel prize when he discovered the genetic mechanism of antibody diversity?
Susumu Tonegawa
What chromosome codes for the heavy chains of antibodies?
Chromosome 14
What chromosome codes for the gene of kappa (k) light chains?
Chromosome 2
What chromosome codes for the lambda (λ) light chains?
Chromosome 22
What region of the antibody makes determines the specificity of it?
Variable region
What is a classic monomeric antibody structure composed of?
Two identical heavy chains and two identical light chains.
What kind of chemical bond, bonds the light chain to the heavy chains?
Disulfide bond
What kind of chemical bond, binds the heavy chains together?
Disulfide bonds
This is a unique amino acid sequence that is common to all IG molecules of a given class in each specie?
Isotype
What are the 5 possible isotypes of an antibody?
IgM, IgG, IgA, IgD, IgE
This is a minor variation in the heavy chain sequences that are present in some individuals but not the others?
Allotype
This is the variable portion of each chain and that is unique to a specific antibody molecule, this gives the specificity of an antibody?
Idiotype
What do you call the recognition domain of an antibody chain and that binds to the epitope of an antigen?
Paratope
How many paratopes can be present in a single monomer?
2 identical paratopes
Papain treatment of an antibody can yield how many fragments? Namely?
3 fragments, 2 Fab and 1 Fc
In pepsin treatment of an antibody, how many fragments are produced? namely?
2 fragments, F(ab')2 and Fc'
F(ab')2 is a result of pepsin treatment, how many Fab units does it have and how many antigens can it bind?
F(ab')2 has 2 Fab units and can bind to 2 antigens.
This antibody is also known as the macroglobulin?
Immunoglobulin M
How many monomers does IgM have?
5
Where is IgM confined to?
Intravascular pool
This immunoglobulin is the primary immune response antibody and is the first to elevate if there is an infection?
IgM
This is other wise known as the immune antibody?
IgG
How many subclasses does IgG have?
4
What IgG subclass is has the least concentration in the serum?
IgG4
What is the ONLY IgG subclass that cannot cross the placenta?
IgG2
What is the first IgG subclass to do complement binding?
IgG3
What IgG subclasses responses to protein antigenic stimulation?
IgG1 and IgG3
What IgG subclasses responses to polysaccharide antigenic stimulation?
IgG2 and IgG4
What IgG subclass has the greatest number of Disulfide bonds at the hinges? How many S-S bonds does it have?
IgG3, 11 S-S bonds
What Ig can participate in agglutination reactions?
IgG and IgM
Between IgG and IgM, what does best in agglutination reactions?
IgM
Between IgG and IgM, what does best in precipitation reaction?