Immunoglobulin IgG Structure
IGG1
(Fab)2-Fragment
Fab-Fragment
Fv-Fragment
VL-Domain
VH-Domain
CL-Domain
CH-Domain
Hinge
CH2-Domain
CH3-Domain
FC-Fragment
IgG1 Structure - 1igy - CH2-Domain
Secondary structure cartoon
a
-Helix: red
b
-Sheet: yellow
Turn: dark blue
Random coil: green
Ribbon colored according to chain
light chains: pink, magenta
heavy chains: cyan, blue
SS-bonds yellow
Ribbon colored according to domain
V
L
: magenta
C
L
: pink
V
H
: blue
C
H
: cyan
Hinge: blue-green
C
H2
: green
C
H3
: yellow-green
sugar residues: white,cpk
Antigen contact residues
(Average over all antigen complexes)
red: strong contact, >80% reduction in accessibility upon comples formation
red-orange: 60-80% reduction
orange: 40-60% reduction
yellow-orange: 20-40% reduction
yellow: <20% reduction
white: no contact
V
L
/V
H
contact residues
C
L
/C
H
contact residues
V
L
/C
L
and V
H
/C
H
contact residues
no direct CH
2
/CH
2
protein-protein contacts
C
H3
/C
H3
contact residues
C
H2
/C
H3
contact residues
Last Modified by
A.Honegger
Tuesday, January 25, 2005