class switching

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Process by which a B cell changes the class but not specificity of a given antibody it produces, e.g., switching from an immunoglobulin M (IgM) to an immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibody.
Source:
PAC, 2012, 84, 1113. (IUPAC glossary of terms used in immunotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)) on page 1144 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'class switching' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.13010 RIS BibTex EndNote
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