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Immunoglobulin Variable Region
Variable Region, Ig | Variable Region, Immunoglobulin | Framework Region | Immunoglobulin V | Variable Region | Framework Regions | Ig Variable Region | Ig Variable Regions | Immunoglobulin Variable Regions | Immunoglobulin Vs | Regions, Framework
That region of the immunoglobulin (antibody) molecule that varies in its amino acid sequence and composition, confers the antigenic specificity, and is thought to comprise the binding site for the antigen. It is located at the N-terminus of the Fab fragment of the immunoglobulin. It includes hypervariable regions (COMPLEMENTARITY DETERMINING REGIONS) and framework regions. |
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