'functional antibody' is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it when referring to antibodies that have an active role in the immune system which are involved in promoting immune responses. For example, you might say "The functional antibody IgG2b is necessary for the body to mount a successful immune response against certain antigens."
Stech, M. et al. Production of functional antibody fragments in a vesicle-based eukaryotic cell-free translation system.
If the mintbody acts as a functional antibody, H3K9ac-mintbody-GFP should bind to H3K9ac, particularly in cells treated with TSA.
This increased diversity pool has been shown to significantly benefit functional antibody profiling and screening for superior biophysical properties.
We previously established a gene-based technology to generate some flaviviral antigens useful for functional antibody assays.
Once a B cell has produced a functional antibody molecule, this is transported to the cell membrane, where it serves a surveillance function as the cell's receptor for antigen.
In summary we have demonstrated the utility of the replication-deficient chimpanzee adenovirus platform in induction of functional antibody and protective immunity against RVFV in multiple target livestock species in a disease-endemic setting.
Because the H3K9ac-mintbody is derived from mouse hybridoma cells and plants do not have an acquired immune system like animals do, we first investigated whether heterologously expressed H3K9ac-mintbody worked as a functional antibody for H3K9ac in plant cells.
We observed a peptide-induced functional antibody response that, remarkably, exceeded the response induced by the native protein in outer membrane vesicles, without losing specificity for related strains.
Here, we review the most recent advances in our understanding of protective functional antibody responses in natural infection, vaccination, and monoclonal antibody therapeutics.
Nanobodies are considered to be the smallest intact antigen-binding fragments derived from a functional antibody.
CVID is characterized by recurrent sinopulmonary infections, decreased levels of immunoglobulin, and impaired functional antibody responses.
