MISCELLENOUS
VACCINATION
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Question
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IgG
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IgE
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IgD
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IgM
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Detailed explanation-1: -IgM is the first antibody secreted by the adaptive immune system in response to a foreign antigen. Monomeric IgM is a heterotetramer of approximately 180 kDa. However, the secreted form of IgM exists predominantly in a pentameric configuration with a molecular weight greater than 900 kDa.
Detailed explanation-2: -Serum IgM exists as a pentamer in mammals and comprises approximately 10% of normal human serum Ig content. It predominates in primary immune responses to most antigens and is the most efficient complement-fixing immunoglobulin.
Detailed explanation-3: -(B) Pentameric IgM contains five monomers and one J chain; disulfide bonds between each monomer form the pentamer; the structure shown in (B) is based upon the recent EM image presented by Hiramoto et al.