Hapten, Epitope, and Antigens

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When do haptens stimulate an immune response?

ONLY when attached to a carrier molecule (protein)

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What types of cells fight haptens?

antibodies

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What is the most important detail about epitopes?

they are multivalent

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what does multivalent mean?

the cell can carry 2+ epitopes/copies of 1 epitope

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What is the Antigen (Ag) Binding requirement for an epitope?

antigen binds to Ab paratope

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What is a paratope?

antigen-binding site

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What is the Antigen (Ag) Binding requirement for an paratope?

region on antibody that binds to an epitope

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What are Heterologous Antigens?

Related Ags from another species

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What is the main function of heterologous antigens?

stimulates the production of antibodies that react with cells/tissues of other living organisms