- In immunology, an
antigen (Ag) is a molecule, moiety,
foreign particulate matter, or an allergen, such as pollen, that can bind to a
specific antibody...
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absence of
antibodies and
inherited antigenic substances on the
surface of red
blood cells (RBCs).
These antigens may be proteins, carbohydrates, glycoproteins...
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monosaccharide creates a
disaccharide antigen: the Thomsen-Friedenreich
antigen (Gal(b1-3)GalNAc). The
sialyl Tn
antigen (STn
antigen) is
formed by
elongation with...
- An
antigen-presenting cell (APC) or
accessory cell is a cell that
displays an
antigen bound by
major histocompatibility complex (MHC)
proteins on its surface;...
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someone who is A+ has the A
antigen and Rh(D)
antigen,
whereas someone who is A− has the A
antigen but
lacks the Rh(D)
antigen). The
terms Rh factor, Rh...
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antigens from the
sample to be
tested are
attached to a surface. Then, a
matching antibody is
applied over the
surface so it can bind the
antigen. This...
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specific antigens.
Antigen literally means "antibody generator", as it is the
presence of an
antigen that
drives the
formation of an
antigen-specific...
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Antigen-antibody interaction, or
antigen-antibody reaction, is a
specific chemical interaction between antibodies produced by B
cells of the
white blood...
- the
antigen binding region consists of the
variable domains of the
heavy and
light chains (VH and VL). Heavy-chain
antibodies can bind
antigens despite...
- In biology,
chimeric antigen receptors (CARs)—also
known as
chimeric immunoreceptors,
chimeric T cell
receptors or
artificial T cell receptors—are receptor...
