National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Immunoglobulin Constant Region

Synonyms

Immunoglobulin Constant Region

Definitions

The portion of an antibody that is invariant within a class of immunoglobulins. It is comprised of the carboxyl terminal half of both light chains and at least three quarters of each heavy chain starting from the carboxyl terminus and excludes the variable regions of the heavy and light chains.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C13242

code

C13242

DEFINITION

The portion of an antibody that is invariant within a class of immunoglobulins. It is comprised of the carboxyl terminal half of both light chains and at least three quarters of each heavy chain starting from the carboxyl terminus and excludes the variable regions of the heavy and light chains.

FULL_SYN

Immunoglobulin Constant Region

label

Immunoglobulin Constant Region

Legacy Concept Name

Immunoglobulin_Constant_Region

Preferred_Name

Immunoglobulin Constant Region

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C13242

Semantic_Type

Amino Acid Sequence

UMLS_CUI

C0021008

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C13806

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