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The word antigen comes from "[[Antibody|antibody]] generator" <ref>Alberts, Johnson, Lewis, Raff, Roberts and Walter (2008) Molecular Biology of The Cell, fifth edition, New York: Garland Science.</ref>. Any molecule that causes an immune response by binding with an [[Antibody|antibody]] or [[T-cell receptor|T-cell receptor]] is an antigen, for this reason they are important in immunisation as they can induce a highly specific [[Adaptive immune response|adaptive immune response]]. This occurs because of the activation of the [[Innate immune response|innate immune response]] which uses [[Antigen presenting cells]] (APCs) to activate [[T-cells|T-cells]] <ref>Alberts, Johnson, Lewis, Raff, Roberts and Walter (2008) Molecular Biology of The Cell, fifth edition, New York: Garland Science.</ref>. | |||
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Revision as of 10:11, 27 November 2010
The word antigen comes from "antibody generator" [1]. Any molecule that causes an immune response by binding with an antibody or T-cell receptor is an antigen, for this reason they are important in immunisation as they can induce a highly specific adaptive immune response. This occurs because of the activation of the innate immune response which uses Antigen presenting cells (APCs) to activate T-cells [2].