epitope

epitope
The simplest form of an antigenic determinant, on a complex antigenic molecule, which can combine with antibody or T cell receptor. [epi- + -tope]
- shared e. SYN: susceptibility cassette.

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epi·tope 'ep-ə-.tōp n a molecular region on the surface of an antigen capable of eliciting an immune response and of combining with the specific antibody produced by such a response called also determinant, antigenic determinant

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ep·i·tope (epґĭ-tōp) antigenic determinant.

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  • Epitope — Épitope Un épitope, aussi appelé déterminant antigénique, est une molécule qui peut être reconnue par un paratope (partie variable d un anticorps ou d un récepteur membranaire des lymphocytes T : TCR), pour déterminer si elle appartient au… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • epitope — epitope. См. антигенная детерминанта. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • epítope — Determinante antigénico que produce la reacción específica a través de una inmunoglobulina. Está formado por un grupo de aminoácidos presentes en la superficie del antígeno. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud, Ediciones …   Diccionario médico

  • Epitope — Epitope, antigene Determinanten ⇒ Antigene …   Deutsch wörterbuch der biologie

  • epitope — [ep′i tōp΄] n. [< EPI + Gr topos, place: see TOPIC] Immunology the site on an antigen to which an antibody attaches: its structure determines the antibody for which it is a receptor …   English World dictionary

  • Épitope — Un épitope, aussi appelé déterminant antigénique, est une molécule qui peut être reconnue par un paratope (partie variable d un anticorps ou d un récepteur membranaire des lymphocytes T : TCR), pour déterminer si elle appartient au domaine… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Epitope — An epitope, also known as antigenic determinant , is the part of a macromolecule that is recognized by the immune system, specifically by antibodies, B cells, or T cells. The part of an antibody that recognizes the epitope is called a paratope.… …   Wikipedia

  • Epitope — Ein Epitop (auch als antigene Determinante bezeichnet) ist ein kleiner Bereich (Molekülabschnitt) eines Antigens, gegen den das Immunsystem Antikörper bildet; denn weder die Rezeptoren auf der Oberfläche von B Zellen noch die Antikörper selbst… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Epitope mapping — is the process of identification and characterization of the minimum molecular structures that are able to be recognized by the Immune System elements, mainly T and B cells. A collection of in vivo and in vitro methodologies are used for epitope… …   Wikipedia

  • epitope tag — Short peptide sequence that constitutes an epitope for an existing antibody. Widely used in molecular biology to ‘tag’ transgenic proteins (as a translational fusion product) to follow their expression and fate by immunocytochemistry or Western… …   Dictionary of molecular biology

  • epitope — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from epi + Greek topos place Date: 1960 a molecular region on the surface of an antigen capable of eliciting an immune response and of combining with the specific antibody produced by such a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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