isotype switching

switching of activated B cells from IgM biosynthesis to biosynthesis of other isotypes of immunoglobulin
Intangible biological_process Q2386881
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Isotype switching is a biological process[1].

isotype switching

Summary

isotype switching is a biological process[1]. It draws 120 Wikipedia views per month (biological_process category, ranking #167 of 442).[2]

Key Facts

  • isotype switching's instance of is recorded as biological process[3].
  • isotype switching's subclass of is recorded as B cell activation involved in immune response[4].
  • isotype switching's subclass of is recorded as somatic recombination of immunoglobulin genes involved in immune response[5].
  • isotype switching's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D017578[6].
  • isotype switching's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02qf156[7].
  • isotype switching's MeSH tree code is recorded as G05.344.401.501.450[8].
  • isotype switching's MeSH tree code is recorded as G12.500.274.501.450[9].
  • isotype switching's Gene Ontology ID is recorded as GO:0045190[10].
  • isotype switching's facet of is recorded as adaptive immune system[11].
  • isotype switching's facet of is recorded as immunoglobulin mediated immune response[12].
  • isotype switching's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0045190[13].
  • isotype switching's UMLS CUI is recorded as C0206071[14].
  • isotype switching's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 137756551[15].
  • isotype switching's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2909025133[16].
  • isotype switching's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C137756551[17].
  • isotype switching's Springer Nature Subjects Taxonomy ID is recorded as class-switch-recombination[18].

Why It Matters

isotype switching draws 120 Wikipedia views per month (biological_process category, ranking #167 of 442).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . UMLS 2023. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_isotype-switching_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{isotype switching}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/isotype-switching}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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