| Preferred Name |
antigen binding |
| Definitions |
Interacting selectively and non-covalently with an antigen, any substance which is capable of inducing a specific immune response and of reacting with the products of that response, the specific antibody or specifically sensitized T-lymphocytes, or both. Binding may counteract the biological activity of the antigen. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0003823 |
| editor preferred label |
antigen binding |
| imported from | |
| label |
antigen binding |
| prefixIRI |
GO:0003823 |
| prefLabel |
antigen binding |
| textual definition |
Interacting selectively and non-covalently with an antigen, any substance which is capable of inducing a specific immune response and of reacting with the products of that response, the specific antibody or specifically sensitized T-lymphocytes, or both. Binding may counteract the biological activity of the antigen. |
| subClassOf |