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Epitopes, B-Lymphocyte - Antigenic determinants recognized and bound by the B-cell receptor. Epitopes recognized by the B-cell receptor are located on the surface of the antigen. |
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Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte - Antigenic determinants recognized and bound by the T-cell receptor. Epitopes recognized by the T-cell receptor are often located in the inner, unexposed side of the antigen, and become accessible to the T-cell receptors after proteolytic processing of the antigen. |
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Haptens - Small antigenic determinants capable of eliciting an immune response only when coupled to a carrier. Haptens bind to antibodies but by themselves cannot elicit an antibody response. |
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Immunodominant Epitopes - Subunits of the antigenic determinant that are most easily recognized by the immune system and thus most influence the specificity of the induced antibody. |
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