Isotype

Isotype

I s o t y pe S w i tc hi n g 1057 Further Reading Meselson MS and Radding CM (1975) A general model for recombination. Proceedings of the National Ac...

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I s o t y pe S w i tc hi n g 1057 Further Reading

Meselson MS and Radding CM (1975) A general model for recombination. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 72: 358±361. Sigal N and Alberts B (1972) Genetic recombination: the nature of a crossed strand-exchange between two DNA molecules. Journal of Molecular Biology 71: 789±793.

See also: Cruciform DNA; Holliday Junction; Holliday's Model

Isotype Copyright ß 2001 Academic Press doi: 10.1006/rwgn.2001.1884

An isotype is a set of macromolecules sharing some common features, e.g., closely related immunoglobulin

chains. The isotype describes the class, subclass, light chain type, and subtype of an immunoglobulin. See also: Immunoglobulin Gene Superfamily

Isotype Switching See: Recombination in the Immune System