What is an Antibody? - Addgene's Antibodies 101

Antibodies. You could potentially have billions of them inside you right now. But, what are they? How do they work? And why are they so important? Join us as we put together the puzzle and get a full picture of antibodies.

For even more, check out Addgene’s Antibody Guide and the Addgene blog.

https://www.addgene.org/guides/antibo...
https://blog.addgene.org/
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00:00 - Introduction
00:30 - What is an Antibody?
00:56 - Antigens
01:37 - How do Antibodies Develop?
02:31 - Antibody Structure
03:31 - The Fab
04:00 - Paratope-Epitope Interaction
05:18 - The Fc
05:55 - Fc Responses
06:26 - Isotypes Overview
06:55 - IgM
07:50 - IgG
09:05 - IgA
10:07 - IgD
10:41 - IgE
11:03 - Antibody Wrap-up
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Credits:
Written by: Rachel Leeson & Quintin Marcelino
Based on Previous Material by: Aliyah Weinstein
Illustrations and Designs by: Jason Snair
Directed, Animated, Edited, and Narrated by: Quintin Marcelino
Additional Illustrations by: Quintin Marcelino
Music and Sound Effects courtesy of Epidemic Sound
Special Thanks to: Brook Pyhtila, Mike Lacy, Meghan Rego, Kate Harden, Jo Dwyer, Angela Holmes, and Christina Mork