Antigen microarrays, protein chips
- Protein arrays are ordered arrangements of several (upto thousands) of proteins,
allowing the measurement of such high numbers of molecular interactions
- Interactions between antigens and antibodies can also be monitored on microarrays
- Identification of the targets of circulating antibodies out of a library of antigens
generates an immunologic fingerprint: the antibody profile
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Colored proteins printed on a nitrocellulose-covered glass slide |
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