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Antigen

In immunology, an antigen (Ag) is a molecule, or portion thereof, that can bind to a specific antibody or T-cell receptor. The presence of antigens in the body may trigger an immune response.

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Nodes133
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Triples86
Avg. degree1.99
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related to Terminology · 33
Antigen → Agretope, All, Allergen, Antibodies, Antigenic, Antigens, Any, Bacterial, Different, Epitope, For, Hapten, II, Immunodominant, Immunogen, Immunoglobulin-binding, MHC, Mitogens, Most, Non-microbial
related to Etymology · 12
Antigen → Antikörper, But, French, German, He, Immunkörperbildner, In, Ladislas Deutsch, László Detre, Paul Ehrlich, The, The Oxford English Dictionary
related to Exogenous antigens · 11
Antigen → APCs, By, CD4, CTL, Exogenous, II, Intracellular, MHC, Some, The, They
related to Endogenous antigens · 7
Antigen → CD8, Endogenous, If, In, MHC, Sometimes, The
related to Autoantigens · 4
Antigen → An, DNA, RNA, Under
related to Antigenic specificity · 3
Antigen → Antigenic, Both, It
related to Neoantigens · 3
Antigen → As, Neoantigens, Technology
see also · 3
Antigen → Antigenic, Ehrlich, Magic BulletPolyclonal
is a · 2
Antigen → antigen that is not yet processed by an APC to smaller parts, contraction of antisomatogen
related to Nativity · 2
Antigen → APC, APCs

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antigens cells cell mhc antibodies immune specific antibody recognize peptides protein neoantigens class may epitopes example receptors system tumor molecules

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Antigenis acontraction of antisomatogen0.90text
Antigenis aantigen that is not yet processed by an APC to smaller parts0.90text
route of administration.Superantigeninstance ofThis property is related to its molecular properties and circumstances0.80text
the likelihood of proteasomal processinginstance ofThese algorithms consider factors0.80text
transport into the endoplasmic reticuluminstance ofThese algorithms consider factors0.80text
affinity for the relevant MHC class I allelesinstance ofThese algorithms consider factors0.80text
gene expression or protein translation levels.The majority of human neoantigens identified in unbiased screens display a high predicted MHC binding affinityinstance ofThese algorithms consider factors0.80text
Antigenrelated to Antigenic specificityAntigenic0.60section
Antigenrelated to Antigenic specificityIt0.60section
Antigenrelated to Antigenic specificityBoth0.60section
Antigenrelated to AutoantigensAn0.60section
Antigenrelated to AutoantigensDNA0.60section

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