antibody-antigen interaction

  • 1Antibody — Immunoglobulin redirects here. For the immunoglobulin family, see Immunoglobulin superfamily. Antibodies redirects here. For the film, see Antibodies (film). Each antibody binds to a specific antigen; an interaction similar to a lock and key. An… …

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  • 2Antigen — Each antibody binds to a specific antigen; an interaction similar to a lock and key. An antigen is a foreign molecule that, when introduced into the body, triggers the production of an antibody by the immune system. The immune system will then… …

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  • 3Antigen-presenting cell — An antigen presenting cell (APC) or accessory cell is a cell that displays foreign antigen complexed with MHC on its surface. T cells may recognize this complex using their T cell receptor (TCR). Types APCs fall into two categories: professional… …

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  • 4antibody — An immunoglobulin molecule produced by B lymphoid cells with a specific amino acid sequence evoked in humans or other animals by an antigen (immunogen). These molecules are characterized by reacting specifically with the antigen in some… …

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  • 5Proliferating cell nuclear antigen — The assembled human DNA clamp, a trimer of the protein PCNA …

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  • 6Duffy antigen system — Duffy blood group, chemokine receptor Identifiers Symbols DARC; CCBP1; CD234; Dfy; FY; GPD External IDs …

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  • 7Sperm associated antigen 5 — Sperm associated antigen 5, also known as SPAG5, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: SPAG5 sperm associated antigen 5| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene Cmd=ShowDetailView TermToSearch=10615| accessdate = ] PBB… …

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  • 8Immunohistochemistry — or IHC refers to the process of localizing proteins in cells of a tissue section exploiting the principle of antibodies binding specifically to antigens in biological tissues. cite journal | last = Ramos Vara | first = JA | title = Technical… …

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  • 9IGLL1 — Immunoglobulin lambda like polypeptide 1, also known as IGLL1, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: IGLL1 immunoglobulin lambda like polypeptide 1| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene Cmd=ShowDetailView… …

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  • 10equivalence — The situation where two interacting molecular species are present in concentrations just sufficient to produce occupation of all binding sites. Only used to describe high avidity interactions, especially the antibody/antigen interaction …

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