paratope

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paratope (plural paratopes)

(biochemistry) That part of the molecule of an antibody that binds to an antigen

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4. Light chain (green) with one variable (V L ) and one constant (C L ) domain 5. Antigen binding site (paratope) 6. Hinge regions. Source: Internet

Antibody–antigen interactions The antibody's paratope interacts with the antigen's epitope. Source: Internet

It is composed of one constant and one variable domain from each heavy and light chain of the antibody. citation The paratope is shaped at the amino terminal end of the antibody monomer by the variable domains from the heavy and light chains. Source: Internet

These gene segments are then joined together using random genetic recombination to produce the paratope. Source: Internet

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