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[[Image:LH IgE.png|thumb|150px|right|'''IgE''']]

[[Image:LH IgE.png|thumb|150px|right|'''IgE''']]

[[Image:IgE.jpg|thumb|right|150px|IgE - B. Catchpole, RVC 2008]]

[[Image:IgE.jpg|thumb|right|150px|IgE - B. Catchpole, RVC 2008]]

<p>Unlike [[IgM]], IgG and [[IgA]], IgE does not function as a soluble antibody and is found in low levels in blood plasma. Like [[IgA]] it is produced by plasma cells and is mainly localised to mucosal surfaces.</p>

<p>Unlike [[IgM]], [[IgG]] and [[IgA]], IgE does not function as a soluble antibody and is found in low levels in blood plasma. Like [[IgA]] it is produced by plasma cells and is mainly localised to mucosal surfaces.</p>

==Structure==

==Structure==

<p>IgE is Y-shaped with heavy chain type ε, and exists as a monomer.</p>

<p>IgE is Y-shaped with heavy chain type ε, and exists as a monomer.</p>