AmiGO 2: Term Details for "immunoglobulin complex, circulating" (GO:0042571)

Accession: GO:0042571
Name: immunoglobulin complex, circulating
Ontology: cellular_component
Synonyms: antibody
Alternate IDs: None
Definition: An immunoglobulin complex that is secreted into extracellular space and found in mucosal areas or other tissues or circulating in the blood or lymph. In its canonical form, a circulating immunoglobulin complex is composed of two identical heavy chains and two identical light chains, held together by disulfide bonds. Some forms of are polymers of the basic structure and contain additional components such as J-chain and the secretory component. Source: ISBN:0781735149, GOC:add
Comment: Note that an immunoglobulin complex has the function of antigen binding if a suitable antigen is available.
History: See term history for GO:0042571 at QuickGO
Chem. react.: None
Subset: None
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subject	relation	object
immunoglobulin complex, circulating	BFO:0000050	extracellular space (GO:0005615)
immunoglobulin complex, circulating	is_a	immunoglobulin complex (GO:0019814)
immunoglobulin complex, circulating	RO:0002353	secretion by cell (GO:0032940)

subject	relation	object
IgA immunoglobulin complex, circulating (GO:0071746)	is_a	immunoglobulin complex, circulating
IgD immunoglobulin complex, circulating (GO:0071739)	is_a	immunoglobulin complex, circulating
antibody secreting cell (CL:0000946)	RO:0003000	immunoglobulin complex, circulating
IgM immunoglobulin complex, circulating (GO:0071754)	is_a	immunoglobulin complex, circulating
IgG immunoglobulin complex, circulating (GO:0071736)	is_a	immunoglobulin complex, circulating
IgE immunoglobulin complex, circulating (GO:0071743)	is_a	immunoglobulin complex, circulating