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Yes. An antigen is a substance that stimulates an animal in order to produce an antibody reaction to counteract the substance by a specific binding antibody-antigen. Most of the times this antigen is a molecule of protein.
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∙ 7y ago
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∙ 9y agoBy definition an antigen can be any foreign substance that triggers the immune system to produce antibody where it can bind and neutralized or can bind T cell receptors. So an antigen can be a protein, carbohydrate, lipid or even a simple organic molecule. Once thing to note is antibody produced against an antigen will be specific and make a "memory" of this.
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When small molecules bind to self cell-surface proteins what do they act as?
They are called "haptens" (incomplete anitgens)
What are anitgens?
Antigens are respnses to immune responces.
What blood type of blood has no anitgens?
O... O has no antigens, so it has antibodies for both A and B.
What do you exhibit when B cells encounter antigens and produce antibodies against them?
You exhibit Active Immunity when cells encounter anitgens and produce antibodies against them.
Can o blood be transfused into h-h blood?
No, not safely. O blood has H anitgens but HH blood does not. HH blood type can only receive blood from other HH blood types. HH blood is not stored in blood banks. Also HH blood when tested to see if A B or O, tests as O, unless the lab or technician test further to check for H anitgens, something not routinely done.
What are the 5 types of integral proteins?
Channel proteins carrier proteins cell recognition proteins receptor proteins enzymatic proteins
Is proteins production part of membrane proteins?
Membrane proteins and all other proteins are produced in cytoplasm. The proteins targeted to membranes by specific signals. Golgi vesicles transport the proteins to membrane. Not all proteins are membrane proteins
What are 4 types of proteins found in cell membrane?
Receptor proteins, recognition proteins, transport proteins, and enzymatic proteins.
Are pork chops proteins?
They are not proteins, but they contain proteins.
Do proteins serve as enzymes?
Some proteins do serve as enzymes, but certainly not all proteins.
What is a sentence for proteins?
Amino proteins are the most required proteins in the body. This is an example proteins sentence.
Are all proteins enzymes?
No, there are structural proteins, functional proteins [enzymes] and regulatory proteins. Are all enzymes proteins? Yes. Further, many proteins are closely associated with Rnas.
