Protein: Immunoglobulin Gamma (IgG)<\/p>\n
PDB ID: 1IGT<\/p>\n
Artist: Anna Vigeland<\/p>\n
The caduceus, depicting two serpents intertwined around a winged staff, has become familiar as\u00a0a symbol of medicine and the doctors who practice it.\u00a0 In our bodies, the agents that bring about recovery from illness by fighting infectious diseases are antibodies, immunoglobulin proteins, which bind to foreign antigens and allow them to be eliminated by other immune system actors.\u00a0 Immuloglobulin gamma is a type of antibody which is secreted by active B-cells, and is the type received by fetuses and newborn infants from their mothers.\u00a0 If there were a symbol representative of health and medical aid on the\u00a0microscopic level, the characteristic twisted Y-shape of the immunoglobulin molecule would be it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Protein: Immunoglobulin Gamma (IgG) PDB ID: 1IGT Artist: Anna Vigeland The caduceus, depicting two serpents intertwined around a winged staff, has become familiar as\u00a0a symbol of medicine and the doctors who practice it.\u00a0 In our bodies, the agents that bring … Continue reading