The members here are composed of the immunoglobulin variable domain (IgV). The IgV family contains the standard Ig superfamily V-set AGFCC'C"/DEB domain topology, and are components of immunoglobulin (Ig) and T cell receptors. The basic structure of Ig molecules is a tetramer of two light chains and two heavy chains linked by disulfide bonds. In Ig, each chain is composed of one variable domain (IgV) and one or more constant domains (IgC); these names reflect the fact that the variability in sequences is higher in the variable domain than in the constant domain. Within the variable domain, there are regions of even more variability called the hypervariable or complementarity-determining regions (CDRs) which are responsible for antigen binding. A predominant feature of most Ig domains is the disulfide bridge connecting 2 beta-sheets with a tryptophan residue packed against the disulfide bond. Ig superfamily (IgSF) domains can be divided into 4 main classes based on their structures and sequences: the Variable (V), Constant 1 (C1), Constant 2 (C2), and Intermediate (I) sets. Typically, the V-set domains have A, B, E and, D strands in one sheet and A', G, F, C, C', and C" strands in the other.
Structure:1RHH; human monoclonal antibody Fab X5 heterodimer, showing light and heavy chain interface, contacts based on 3.5 A distance. - View structure with Cn3D
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