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The sugar group can assist in Protein Folding or improve its stability. Glycoproteins are often used in proteins that are at least in part located in extracellular space (that is, outside the Cell ). Glycoproteins are important for Immune Cell recognition, especially in Mammal s. Examples of glycoproteins in the Immune System are:
  • molecules such as Antibodies (immunoglobulins), which interact directly with Antigen s

  • molecules of the '' Major Histocompatibility Complex '' (or MHC), which are expressed on the surface of cells and interact with T-cell s as part of the adaptive immune response.

  • Other examples of glycoproteins include:


Soluble glycoproteins often show a high Viscosity , for example, in Egg White and Blood Plasma .

Hormone s that are glycoproteins include:


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