Immunoglobulin class switching
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immunoglobulin-class-switching-266-13882537
title:
Immunoglobulin class switching
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Immunoglobulin class switching, also known as isotype switching, isotypic commutation or class-switch recombination (CSR), is a biological mechanism that changes a B cell's production of immunoglobulin from one type to another, such as from the isotype IgM to the isotype IgG. During this process, the constant-region portion of the antibody heavy chain is changed, but the variable region of the heavy chain stays the same. Since the variable region does not change, class switching does not affect
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Biological mechanism
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immunoglobulin_class_switching
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2024-02-15T10:33:43Z
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