Each antibody fits like a puzzle piece into an array of different proteins on the surfaces of invading pathogens; antibodies can also lock
onto other antibodies — usually from a different species.
Not exact matches
The human immune system is adept at recognizing antigens it has met before:
Antibodies snap
onto the projecting viral proteins and prevent the organism from infecting
other cells.
Scientists have tried to get this system to attack tumors by delivering
antibodies that latch
onto tumor cells and recruit the
other cells and chemicals needed for a successful attack.
The mechanism of an ELISA basically works like this: Blood or
other biological fluid is dropped
onto plates with little wells whose surfaces bind
antibodies and proteins.
«A drug, imaging agent or
other function can be fused to the meditope and snapped
onto any meditope - enabled
antibody.»