epitope – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
epitope
n.
(Biochemistry) part of an antigen molecule that an antibody will recognizes to which it attaches itself, site on an antigen to which a specific antibody attaches itself
Epitope
An
epitope, also known as
antigenic determinant, is the part of an
antigen that is recognized by the
immune system, specifically by
antibodies,
B cells, or
T cells. For example, the epitope is the specific piece of the antigen that an antibody binds to. The part of an antibody that binds to the epitope is called a
paratope. Although epitopes are usually non-self proteins, sequences derived from the host that can be recognized (as in the case of autoimmune diseases) are also epitopes.
épitope
nm.
(Biochemistry) epitope
epitope
[EP-i-tope]
A part of a molecule that an antibody will recognize and bind to.
epitope
functions as an antigenic determinant a short, linear peptide sequence cut from a larger protein antigen by an antigen-presenting cell and carried to the lymph node to trigger a specific immune response.
(see: dendrite)
