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What does epitope mean?

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  1. (biochemistry) That part of a biomolecule (such as a protein) that is the target of an immune response
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Binding between the receptor and epitope occurs only if their structures are complementary.
The epitope is the part of an antigen to which antibodies bind to target a virus for destruction by the immune system.
On cell-surface glycoproteins, the epitope structure of TF antigen is linked to either serines or threonines.
In these cases, immune components induced by one antigen are able to react with all other antigens carrying the same epitope.
The genes affected are typically those that encode the epitope portion of the H or N antigen.
Also, MVA allows offering reliable services such as epitope mapping, antibody analyses, immunogenicity assessment, etc.

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