The principles governing antibody domain integrity are still not understood in sufficient detail. In this work, factors dictating the structural stability of the antibody light chain and the C
H2 domain were investigated. For the light chain, the linker between V
L and C
L, particularly Arg108, is crucial for the domain integrity and the relative orientation of the constituent domains. For C
H2, the very C-terminal Lys101 is of key importance for the formation of secondary structure elements protecting the hydrophobic core, thereby assuring high structural stability.
«The principles governing antibody domain integrity are still not understood in sufficient detail. In this work, factors dictating the structural stability of the antibody light chain and the C
H2 domain were investigated. For the light chain, the linker between V
L and C
L, particularly Arg108, is crucial for the domain integrity and the relative orientation of the constituent domains. For C
H2, the very C-terminal Lys101 is of key importance for the formation of secondary structure elements protect...
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