How to Use epitope in a Sentence

epitope

noun

• The portion of the pathogen's protein that the antibody recognizes is called an epitope.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 13 Jan. 2022
• On the top of the protein, a spot called an epitope serves as a landing pad for antibodies, allowing the virus to be neutralized.
  — Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 28 Dec. 2020
• The epitopes flagged the bacteria, triggering white cells and othe immune fighters to attack.
  — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 6 July 2018
• B cells respond most strongly when each arm attaches to a different epitope.
  — Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS, 15 Apr. 2021
• The observation of this study raised the alarm that Sars-CoV-2 mutation that varied epitope (something that an antibody attaches itself to) profile could arise at any time.
  — Barnini Chakraborty, Fox News, 15 Apr. 2020
• Additional attributes are the potential for epitope spread by increasing cross-reactivity to other virus strains, which can have a direct impact on breadth of virus coverage and enhanced cellular immunity13.
  — William Warren, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2019
• Soon activists could talk about viral assays, reverse transcription, cytokine regulation, epitope mapping.
  — Caren Cooper, Discover Magazine, 21 July 2014
• One potential benefit might be longer-lasting protection, Greenberger speculated, since the coronavirus is unlikely to mutate every protein epitope included in this vaccine.
  — Angus Chen, STAT, 14 Apr. 2022

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024