antigens

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1. Substances that are foreign to the body and cause the production of antibodies. Toxins, invading bacteria and viruses, and the cells of transplanted organs can all function as antigens.

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Example Sentences

When they detect danger, they process fragments of abnormal proteins and present them as antigens to T cells, which then seek out and destroy diseased or cancerous cells.

From Science Daily

Illumination with red light is designed to rupture the cell, releasing cancer antigens that may activate the body’s immune system to fight the cancer.

From The Wall Street Journal

"As far as anyone knew, the T cell receptor didn't undergo any conformational changes when binding to these antigens. But we found that it does, springing open like a sort of jack-in-the-box."

From Science Daily

Their long-term goal is to test these mpox and smallpox vaccine antigens and antibody treatments in humans.

From Science Daily

However, creating antigens for each cancer type can require extensive genome sequencing or bioinformatics analysis.

From Science Daily