Terms Related to Antibody Specificity

• Immunoglobulin Idiotype

  Unique, genetically controlled determinants present on antibodies whose specificity is limited to a single group of proteins (e.g., another antibody molecule or an individual myeloma ...

• Immunodominant Antigenic Determinants

  Subunits of the antigenic determinant that are most easily recognized by the immune system and thus most influence the specificity of the induced antibody.

• Immunoglobulin V

  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 ...