immunology, a linear epitope (also sequential epitope) is an epitope—a binding site on an antigen—that is recognized by antibodies by its linear sequence of...
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diseases) are also epitopes. The epitopes of protein antigens are divided into two categories, conformational epitopes and linear epitopes, based on their...
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and/or structural data. Epitopes are generally divided into two classes: linear and conformational/discontinuous. Linear epitopes are formed by a continuous...
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line. These are known as linear epitopes. Antigen Linear epitope Epitope mapping, finding (on an antigen protein) the epitope(s) for a specific antibody...
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adaptive immunity. Antigenic escape Antitoxin Conformational epitope Epitope Linear epitope Magnetic immunoassay Neutralizing antibody Original antigenic...
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cell), this explanation is too simplistic. Such epitopes are known as sequential or linear epitopes, as all the amino acids on them are in the same sequence...
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body). The TCRs of T lymphocytes recognise only sequential epitopes, also called linear epitopes, of only peptides and only if coupled within an MHC molecule...
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broken down into pieces in both of these antigens. Less commonly, the NC16a epitope on BP180 has been linked to LABD. IgA antibodies directed against various...
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to conformational epitopes of the immunogenic carboxyl-terminal region of the TPO protein, although antibodies to linear epitopes have been seen. Anti-TPO...
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leukotriene-B4 20-monooxygenase - library - licodione synthase - ligase - linear epitope - linkage - linker protein - linoleate diol synthase - lipofectin -...
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M; Sakarellos, C; Moutsopoulos, H M (1998). "The value of synthetic linear epitope analogues of La/SSB for the detection of autoantibodies to La/SSB; specificity...
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2F5 antibody (section Epitope)
Further studies have expanded the ideal epitope beyond ELDKWAS and revealed that the extended linear epitope NEQELLELDKWASLWN increased 2F5 affinity greatly...
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Schäfer C, Schneider C, Bautz FA (1999). "Identification of major linear epitopes on the sp100 nuclear PBC autoantigen by the gene-fragment phage-display...
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allergoid sustain the linear epitopes recognized by the MHC-TCR cell-present systems (keeps the immunoreactivity) but has less reaginic epitopes (less allergenicity)...
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cells require antigens to be processed into short fragments which form linear epitopes on MHC Class II (in the case of helper T cells because they express...
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Silva Menegasso AR, Pêgo PN, Santos KS, et al. (January 2015). "B-cell linear epitopes mapping of antigen-5 allergen from Polybia paulista wasp venom". The...
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peptides that have been shown in several publications to contain human linear B cell epitopes in spike protein of SARS-CoV-2. Moreover, the study was criticized...
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Molecular mimicry (section Epitope spreading)
their protein products. Either the linear amino acid sequence or the conformational fit of the immunodominant epitope may be shared between the pathogen...
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Western blot (section Epitope mapping)
epitopes, antibodies have gained interest in both basic and clinical research. The foundation of antibody characterization and validation is epitope mapping...
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differentiation into plasma cells and proliferation T cell receptors Linear epitopes bound to MHC Activate T cells Cytokine receptors Cytokines Regulation...
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Steve; Gilbert, Peter; Montefiori, David C. (2013). "Plasma IgG to linear epitopes in the V2 and V3 regions of HIV-1 gp120 correlate with a reduced risk...
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transports digested viral antigen epitope peptides from the cytosol to the endoplasmic reticulum, allowing these epitopes to be combined with MHC class I...
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factor receptor Leukocyte extravasation Leukocyte-promoting factor Linear epitope Lipid A Lipopolysaccharide binding protein Low-affinity nerve growth...
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how much antibody an organism has produced that recognizes a particular epitope. It is conventionally expressed as the inverse of the greatest dilution...
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Petersen G, Song D, Hugle-Dorr B, Oldenburg I, Bautz EK: Mapping of linear epitopes recognized by monoclonal antibodies with gene-fragment phage display...
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genus Iris FLAG (chemotherapy), a chemotherapy regimen FLAG-tag, a unique epitope added to proteins in biochemistry Flagging (botany), a growth pattern that...
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KARR-ə-GHEE-nənz; from Irish carraigín 'little rock') are a family of natural linear sulfated polysaccharides. They are extracted from red edible seaweeds. Carrageenans...
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region. This is thought to allow IgA1 to adapt more effectively to varying epitope spacings on multivalent antigens, while also presenting less resistance...
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A peptide microarray (also commonly known as peptide chip or peptide epitope microarray) is a collection of peptides displayed on a solid surface, usually...
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Galili, U (February 2008). "The Galalpha1,3Galbeta1,4GlcNAc-R (alpha-Gal) epitope: a carbohydrate of unique evolution and clinical relevance". Biochimica...
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