Heavy chain–only antibodies are spontaneously produced in light chain–deficient mice
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Heavy chain–only antibodies are spontaneously produced in light chain–deficient mice
In healthy mammals, maturation of B cells expressing heavy (H) chain immunoglobulin (Ig) without light (L) chain is prevented by chaperone association of the H chain in the endoplasmic reticulum. Camelids are an exception, expressing homodimeric IgGs, an antibody type that to date has not been found in mice or humans. In camelids, immunization with viral epitopes generates high affinity H chain...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Experimental Medicine
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1540-9538,0022-1007
DOI: 10.1084/jem.20071155