Immunoglobulins

B-lymphocytes rearrange their V, D, and J gene segments to create diverse antibodies. T-lymphocytes, however, only rearrange their T-cell receptor genes. Consequently, in T-cells, the immunoglobulin genes remain in their original, unrearranged "germline" state.

Immunoglobulin types


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Mnemonic

IgG Greets the Growing fetus.

Antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC)