Antibody Structure (IMAGE)

Rockefeller University

Antibody Structure

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Known as the Fc domain, the stem of Y-shaped antibodies (above) can activate immune cells via their Fc receptors. The two arms, meanwhile, target foreign proteins. A new study has found Fc receptors are key to the generation of immunological memory of cancer following antibody treatment.

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Laboratory of Molecular Genetics and Immunology/Rockefeller University

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