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Immunoglobulin Light Chain
A protein complex that consists of two light chains (kappa and lambda). The light chain molecules are of the same structure and composition, consisting of constant, variable, and hypervariable regions. (NCI Thesaurus)
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This region represents the germline organization of the lambda light chain locus. The locus includes V (variable), J (joining), and C (constant)…
This region represents the germline organization of the kappa light chain locus. The locus includes V (variable), J (joining), and C (constant)…
The portion of the light and heavy chains of immunoglobulin molecules where the variable and constant regions meet.
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This region represents the germline organization of the immunoglobulin heavy chain locus. The locus includes V (variable), J (joining), diversity (D), and…
