how do proteins on the out side of a inactivated virus results in the production of an antibody ?????
2007-03-12 08:27:13 · 3 answers · asked by Thomas W 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
That is a very long and complicated answer. Very generally, when the body first encounters a foreign protein (called an antigen, in this case part of the virus) it is picked up by antigen-presenting cells (ex. macrophages), which presents the antigen to T cells in the lymph node. If it is a foreign (ie. non-self) protein, the T cell will activate antibody production to fight that protein next time it encounters it. This is why the immune response is only active the 2nd time you encounter that virus...
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2007-03-12 08:44:08 · answer #1 · answered by S1LK 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
an antibody is made of protein.
When a virus enters your body it multiplies due to the " ideal conditions" ( i.e warmth). Some of the antigen(virus) attaches to a B-cell/ B-lymphocyte(white blood cell). The lymphocyte make antibodies specific to the antigen and releases them. The virus and antibodies come together and form a harmless complex later engulfed by a macrophage.
An antigen (virus) has an antigenic coat which allows them to be recognised by the body as self and non-self !
Hope this helps!
2007-03-13 06:58:07 · answer #2 · answered by princesspamza 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
protien (capsid) on the outer surface of virus is a non-self antigen presented by antigen presenting cells and recognized by b-lymphocytes and converted into plasma cells which produce specific antibody
antibody binds to antigen on virus and inactivate it
2007-03-12 08:32:19 · answer #3 · answered by the vet 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋