Immunoglobulin Variable Region

"Immunoglobulin Variable Region" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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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.

Descriptor ID	D007135
MeSH 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
Concept/Terms	Immunoglobulin Variable Region Immunoglobulin Variable Region Immunoglobulin Variable Regions Regions, Immunoglobulin Variable Variable Regions, Immunoglobulin Variable Region, Immunoglobulin Variable Region, Ig Ig Variable Region Ig Variable Regions Variable Regions, Ig Immunoglobulin V Immunoglobulin Fv Fragments 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 Framework Region, Immunoglobulin Framework Region, Immunoglobulin Framework Regions, Immunoglobulin Immunoglobulin Framework Regions Immunoglobulin Framework Region Ig Framework Region Framework Region, Ig Framework Regions, Ig Ig Framework Regions

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]
Peptides [D12.644]
Peptide Fragments [D12.644.541]
Immunoglobulin Fragments [D12.644.541.500]
Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments [D12.644.541.500.650]
Immunoglobulin Variable Region [D12.644.541.500.650.500]
Proteins [D12.776]
Blood Proteins [D12.776.124]
Immunoproteins [D12.776.124.486]
Immunoglobulins [D12.776.124.486.485]
Immunoglobulin Fragments [D12.776.124.486.485.680]
Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments [D12.776.124.486.485.680.650]
Immunoglobulin Variable Region [D12.776.124.486.485.680.650.500]
Immunoglobulin Variable Region [D12.776.124.486.485.797]
Serum Globulins [D12.776.124.790]
Immunoglobulins [D12.776.124.790.651]
Immunoglobulin Fragments [D12.776.124.790.651.680]
Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments [D12.776.124.790.651.680.650]
Immunoglobulin Variable Region [D12.776.124.790.651.680.650.500]
Immunoglobulin Variable Region [D12.776.124.790.651.797]
Globulins [D12.776.377]
Serum Globulins [D12.776.377.715]
Immunoglobulins [D12.776.377.715.548]
Immunoglobulin Fragments [D12.776.377.715.548.680]
Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments [D12.776.377.715.548.680.650]
Immunoglobulin Variable Region [D12.776.377.715.548.680.650.500]
Immunoglobulin Variable Region [D12.776.377.715.548.797]
Biological Sciences [G]
Chemical Phenomena [G02]
Biochemical Phenomena [G02.111]
Molecular Structure [G02.111.570]
Amino Acid Sequence [G02.111.570.060]
Immunoglobulin Variable Region [G02.111.570.060.425]

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