The immunoglobulin lacking hinge region is
Hinges contribute to flexibility of immunoglobulin molecules. They contain cysteine and proline. Cysteine provides interchain linkage.Proline cannot be incorporated into secondary structure of immunoglobulin molecules. The immunoglobulins Ig M & Ig E lack the hinge region. They have an extra domain in the constant region-Ch4
Ig A
Ig G
Ig D
Ig E
Immunology