Antibodies Binding To An Influenza Virus
by Juan Gaertner
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Antibodies Binding To An Influenza Virus
Artist
Juan Gaertner
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Photograph - Photograph
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3d illustration of antibodies binding to a virus. Antibodies identify and neutralize pathogens such as viri.The antibodies bind to the hemagglutinin protein, which contains the antigenic site of the virus, and prevent it from binding to the surface of human cells.The influenza virus causes the influenza, commonly known as "the flu". It is a RNA virus with 3 surface proteins the hemagglutinin (the larger structure), the neuraminidase and the M2 protein, a proton channel (not visible in the image).
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October 14th, 2018
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