Medical Definition of Light chain
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The lighter of the two types of polypeptide chains that are found in immunoglobulin and antibody molecules.
Also used as a non-specific term for the smaller subunits of several multimeric proteins such as immunoglobulin, myosin, dynein, clathrin.
(14 Oct 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Light Chain
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