El-Badawy Humoral Immunity: Classes of Immunoglobulins

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What is the name of the region on an antibody that will bind to the epitope?

  • Hypervariable region
  • Constant region
  • Epitope
  • Paratope (correct)

How many complementarity-determining regions (CDRs) form the paratope?

  • 8
  • 4
  • 2
  • 6 (correct)

Which immunoglobulin class has a membrane-bound form as shown in the diagram (B)?

  • IgG
  • IgA
  • IgM (correct)
  • IgD

Which region of the antibody is responsible for most of the effector functions?

<p>Fc (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the antibody contains the portion required for antigen recognition?

<p>Fab (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the enzyme that cleaves the antibody at the hinge region?

<p>Papain (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the light chain is included in the Fab region?

<p>VL domain (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which immunoglobulin class is secreted, as shown in diagram (A)?

<p>IgG (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many heavy chain constant domains are present in the Fc region?

<p>2 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the antibody tends to crystallize in solution?

<p>Fc (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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