antigen

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"It's becoming increasingly clear that many pathogens are able to quickly mutate. Like the proverbial leopard that changes its spots, a virus can change the antigens on its surface," Pulendran said.

From Science Daily

In cancer immunotherapy, tumor derived molecules called antigens are paired with immune stimulating compounds known as adjuvants.

From Science Daily

Using shared features of these viral proteins, they engineered an optimized antigen, the portion of the virus that prompts an immune response.

From Science Daily

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

But advanced prostate cancer has increased in recent years as fewer men receive prostate-specific antigen tests.

From The Wall Street Journal