The immunoglobulins : structure and function /

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:Nezlin, R. S. (Roalʹd Solomonovich)
Imprint:San Diego : Academic Press, 1998.
Description:1 online resource (xiii, 269 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Language:English
Subject:
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11154116
Hidden Bibliographic Details
ISBN:9780125179706
0125179707
9780080534527
008053452X
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Restrictions unspecified
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve
Print version record.
Summary:This book provides comprehensive up-to-date information on the structure and function of immunoglobulins. It describes the basic features of these molecules, which assists the reader in understanding how they function as an integral part of the immune system. The Immunoglobulins describes the localization and structure of different binding sites of immunoglobulin molecules, including the antigen-binding site, on the basis of latest x-ray crystallography studies. It discusses recently developed biotechnological methods that allow scientists to obtain fully active antibody molecules in vitro even without immunization and to construct new variants of immunoglobulins and their fragments by fusing with various other active molecules. A survey of recent knowledge on immunoglobulin-binding molecules other than antigens and on flexibility of immunoglobulin molecules concludes the discussion of functional aspects of the problem. Key Features * Describes recent reviews on the structure and function of immunoglobulin molecules of various species * Summarizes in detail recent findings on the fine structure of the antigen-combining site * Presents comparative data on the antigen-recognizing sites of other molecules such as MHC proteins and T-cell receptors * Summarizes growing data on immunoglobulin binding sites responsible for the reaction of immunoglobulins with molecules other than antigens * Explores the rapid advance of recent biotechnological methods used for the construction of antibody molecules and their fragments with new properties * Presents extensive references and is lavishly illustrated.
Other form:Print version: Nezlin, R.S. (Roalʹd Solomonovich). Immunoglobulins. San Diego : Academic Press, 1998 0125179707 9780125179706