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Diagram showing various proteins of the immunoglobulin superfamily embedded in a cell membrane, including CD4, CD8, CD28, Fc receptor, Thy-1, class I and II MHC proteins, T-cell receptor, and IgM, with disulfide bonds highlighted.

Diagram of an antibody molecule showing the Y-shaped structure with labeled variable and constant domains on both light and heavy chains, disulfide bonds holding the folded domains, and antigen-binding sites at the tips.

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antibody structure

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immune system
Basic structure of the immunoglobulin molecule
…folded into functional units called domains. Each light chain consists of one variable domain (V_L) and one constant domain (C_L). Each heavy chain has one variable domain (V_H) and three or four constant domains (C_H1, C_H2, C_H3, C_H4). Those domains that make up the “tail” of the basic Y-shaped molecule…
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…folded into functional units called domains. Each light chain consists of one variable domain (V_L) and one constant domain (C_L). Each heavy chain has one variable domain (V_H) and three or four constant domains (C_H1, C_H2, C_H3, C_H4). Those domains that make up the “tail” of the basic Y-shaped molecule…
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