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Epitope meaning
The part of a biomolecule (such as a protein) which is the target of an immune response
Synonyms of Epitope
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The proposed mechanism of action for CDX-3379 sets it apart from other drugs in development in this class due to its ability to block both ligand-independent and ligand-dependent ErbB3 signaling by binding to a unique epitope.
An accompanying diagnostic test that detects antibody against that epitope allows us to actually make that differentiation.
Antibody–antigen interactions The antibody's paratope interacts with the antigen's epitope.
Any such feature constitutes an epitope.
DIVA vaccines carry at least one epitope less than the microorganisms circulating in the field.
There is limited evidence implicating cytomegalovirus (CMV) as the original epitope of the immune reaction, as well as parvovirus B19. citation Organic solvents and other chemical agents have been linked with scleroderma.