Immunoglobulin Variable Region
That region of the immunoglobulin molecule that varies in its amino acid sequence and composition, and comprises the binding site for a specific 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.
Year introduced: 1984(1977)
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Tree Number(s): D12.644.541.500.650.500, D12.776.124.486.485.680.650.500, D12.776.124.486.485.797, D12.776.124.790.651.680.650.500, D12.776.124.790.651.797, D12.776.377.715.548.680.650.500, D12.776.377.715.548.797, G02.111.570.060.425
MeSH Unique ID: D007135
Entry Terms:
- Immunoglobulin Variable Regions
- Regions, Immunoglobulin Variable
- Variable Regions, Immunoglobulin
- Variable Region, Immunoglobulin
- Ig Variable Region
- Immunoglobulin V
- Variable Region, Ig
- Ig Variable Regions
- Variable Regions, Ig
- Framework Region, Immunoglobulin
- Framework Regions, Immunoglobulin
- Immunoglobulin Framework Regions
- Immunoglobulin Framework Region
- Ig Framework Region
- Framework Region, Ig
- Framework Regions, Ig
- Ig Framework Regions
- Immunoglobulin Fv Fragments
- Fragment, Immunoglobulin Fv
- Fragments, Immunoglobulin Fv
- Fv Fragment, Immunoglobulin
- Fv Fragments, Immunoglobulin
- Immunoglobulin Fv Fragment
- Fv Fragments
- Fragment, Fv
- Fragments, Fv
- Fv Fragment
- Fv Antibody Fragments
- Antibody Fragment, Fv
- Antibody Fragments, Fv
- Fragment, Fv Antibody
- Fragments, Fv Antibody
- Fv Antibody Fragment
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