Antibodies—proteins that are produced by our immune system to protect us—are crucial for recognizing and getting rid of unwanted substances, or antigens, in our body. Although their role is universal, ...

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers in the Netherlands assessed the structure of human circulatory immunoglobulin M (IgM) and its relationship with the small CD5 ...

The immune system’s capacity to distinguish self from non-self is in large part mediated by immunoglobulins, with IgG playing a pivotal role in both protective and pathological responses.