IMMUNE RESPONSE
CLASSICAL ALTERNATE AND LECTIN PATHWAYS
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Question
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What is the specific part of the immunogen that specifies or determines the exact antibody to be produced?
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Epitope
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T-helper cell
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Antigen-presenting cell
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MHC-I
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The second section focuses on the paratope, the part of the antibody molecule that binds to an epitope. Antibodies have a variable region of about 50 amino acids that contains many overlapping paratopes. Each paratope has about 15 amino acids, of which about 5 contribute most of the binding energy for epitopes.
Detailed explanation-2: -The small site on an antigen to which a complementary antibody may specifically bind is called an epitope or antigenic determinant. This is usually one to six monosaccharides or five to eight amino acid residues on the surface of the antigen.
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