Question 2

(Essay)

Describe how the heavy chains and light chains are arranged in IgA or IgG antibody molecules.

Answer

IgA and IgG immunoglobulins are each composed of two identical heavy chains covalently attached to two identical light chains.Both the light chains and the heavy chains have variable and constant regions,with the variable regions located at their N-terminal ends.Both the variable and constant regions are folded into compact domains composed exclusively of β sheets.