AmiGO 2: Term Details for "heavy chain immunoglobulin complex" (GO:0071762)

Accession: GO:0071762
Name: heavy chain immunoglobulin complex
Ontology: cellular_component
Synonyms: HCab, Ig NAR immunoglobulin complex, IgNAR antibody, IgNAR immunoglobulin complex
Alternate IDs: None
Definition: A protein complex composed of two identical immunoglobulin heavy chains of the IgNAR isotype held together by disulfide bonds and lacking immunoglobulin light chains. Source: ISBN:0781765196, PMID:12543123, PMID:16051357, GOC:add
Comment: Note that a heavy chain immunoglobulin complex has the function of antigen binding if a suitable antigen is available. Note that IgNAR is found in serum of cartilaginous fish as a heavy chain dimer without immunoglobulin light chains. Note that HCab is found in camels as a heavy chain dimer without immunoglobulin light chains.
History: See term history for GO:0071762 at QuickGO
Chem. react.: None
Subset: None
Related: Link to all genes and gene products annotated to heavy chain immunoglobulin complex (excluding "regulates").; Link to all direct and indirect annotations to heavy chain immunoglobulin complex (excluding "regulates").; Link to all direct and indirect annotations download (limited to first 10,000) for heavy chain immunoglobulin complex (excluding "regulates").