Brock Biology of Microorganisms (15th Edition)

15th Edition

ISBN: 9780134261928

Author: Michael T. Madigan, Kelly S. Bender, Daniel H. Buckley, W. Matthew Sattley, David A. Stahl

Publisher: PEARSON

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Chapter 27.3, Problem 1CR

Q Describe the structural and functional differences among the five major classes of antibodies. What cellular and molecular interactions take place in the production of antibodies?

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Brock Biology of Microorganisms (15th Edition)

Ch. 27.1 - Prob. 1MQ Ch. 27.1 - Prob. 2MQ Ch. 27.1 - Distinguish between clonal deletion and clonal...Ch. 27.1 - QWhy is it necessary that all three defining...Ch. 27.2 - Identify the intrinsic and extrinsic properties of...Ch. 27.2 - Describe an epitope recognized by an antibody, and...Ch. 27.2 - Give an example for each: natural and artificial...Ch. 27.2 - QWhat properties are required for a vaccine to...Ch. 27.3 - Summarize antibody production starting with...Ch. 27.3 - Differentiate among antibody classes using...

Ch. 27.3 - Prob. 3MQ Ch. 27.3 - QDescribe the structural and functional...Ch. 27.4 - Draw a complete Ig molecule and identify...Ch. 27.4 - Describe antigen binding to the CDR1, 2, and 3...Ch. 27.4 - Describe the recombination events that produce a...Ch. 27.4 - QWhich Ig chains are used to construct a complete...Ch. 27.5 - Identify the cells that display MHC class I and...Ch. 27.5 - Compare the MHC I and MHC II protein structures...Ch. 27.5 - Define the sequence of events for processing and...Ch. 27.5 - QDescribe the basic structure of class I and class...Ch. 27.6 - Define polymorphism and polygeny as they apply to...Ch. 27.6 - How does a single MHC protein present many...Ch. 27.6 - QPolymorphism implies that each different MHC...Ch. 27.7 - Prob. 1MQ Ch. 27.7 - Identify diversity-generating mechanisms unique to...Ch. 27.7 - Describe and compare the structural features of Ig...Ch. 27.7 - QWhat diversity-generating mechanisms function to...Ch. 27.8 - Describe the mechanism used by Tc cells to...Ch. 27.8 - Describe the effector system (the cell-killing...Ch. 27.8 - Compare and contrast the roles and activities of...Ch. 27.8 - QWhat mechanism do Tc cells use to identify and...Ch. 27.9 - Discriminate between immediate hypersensitivity...Ch. 27.9 - Provide examples and mechanisms for an...Ch. 27.9 - QHow do immediate and delayed-type...Ch. 27.10 - Describe the binding site for superantigens on T...Ch. 27.10 - Compare and contrast the immunodeficiency observed...Ch. 27.10 - Prob. 3MQ Ch. 27.10 - Prob. 1CR Ch. 27 - Antibodies of the IgA class are probably more...Ch. 27 - Prob. 2AQ Ch. 27 - Polymorphism implies that each different MHC...Ch. 27 - What problems would arise if a person had a...

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Q Describe the structural and functional differences among the five major classes of antibodies. What cellular and molecular interactions take place in the production of antibodies?

Solution Summary: The author explains that antibodies produced by differentiation of B cells into plasma cells are called immunoglobulins (Ig). They share a common structural similarity by having 2 light and 2 heavy chains.

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