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  2. Antibody - Wikipedia

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    An antibody can be called monospecific if it has specificity for a single antigen or epitope, [74] or bispecific if it has affinity for two different antigens or two different epitopes on the same antigen. [75] A group of antibodies can be called polyvalent (or unspecific) if they have affinity for various antigens [76] or microorganisms. [76]

  3. Introduction to viruses - Wikipedia

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    Life-cycle of a typical virus (left to right); following infection of a cell by a single virus, hundreds of offspring are released. When a virus infects a cell, the virus forces it to make thousands more viruses. It does this by making the cell copy the virus's DNA or RNA, making viral proteins, which all assemble to form new virus particles. [37]

  4. Viral protein - Wikipedia

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    The genetic material of a virus is stored within a viral protein structure called the capsid. The capsid is a "shield" that protects the viral nucleic acids from getting degraded by host enzymes or other types of pesticides or pestilences. It also functions to attach the virion to its host, and enable the virion to penetrate the host cell membrane.

  5. Glossary of virology - Wikipedia

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    A very large virus, especially one of the so-called nucleocytoplasmic large DNA viruses (NCLDVs), which have extremely large genomes compared to the average virus and contain many unique genes not found in other organisms. Some of these viruses are larger than a typical bacterium. Global Virus Network (GVN) group-specific antigen. Also called a ...

  6. Antigen - Wikipedia

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    An illustration that shows how antigens induce the immune system response by interacting with an antibody that matches the molecular structure of an antigen. In immunology, an antigen (Ag) is a molecule, moiety, foreign particulate matter, or an allergen, such as pollen, that can bind to a specific antibody or T-cell receptor. [1]

  7. Epitope - Wikipedia

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    An epitope, also known as antigenic determinant, is the part of an antigen that is recognized by the immune system, specifically by antibodies, B cells, or T cells.The part of an antibody that binds to the epitope is called a paratope.

  8. Virus - Wikipedia

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    A protein that is in cells, called TRIM21, can attach to the antibodies on the surface of the virus particle. This primes the subsequent destruction of the virus by the enzymes of the cell's proteosome system.

  9. Capsid - Wikipedia

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    The virus genomic component inside the capsid, along with occasionally present virus core protein, is called the virus core. The capsid and core together are referred to as a nucleocapsid (cf. also virion). Capsids are broadly classified according to their structure.