IMMUNOGLOBULIN M (IgM)

Immunoglobulin M (IgM) is an antibody that mainly exist as a pentamer i.e. it consists of five different monomeric units joined together by disulphide bonds and a joining (J) chain (Figure 1). The function of the J chain in the IgM structure is to help in the polymerization of the individual monomeric units that makeup […]