Once you have the right antigen, it is Presentation Time!!!! Melanoma.. Jim Breitfeller

"Antigens are macromolecules that elicit an immune response in the body. Antigens can be:

•proteins
•polysaccharides
•conjugates of lipids with
◦proteins (lipoproteins) and
◦polysaccharides (glycolipids).

Most of this page will describe how protein antigens are presented to the immune system."


Source:http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/A/AntigenPresentation.html


Antigen Presentation



Take Care,

Jimmy B