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==Osp-B/Antibody Binding Processes== | ==Osp-B/Antibody Binding Processes== | ||
<scene name='G15SecL05Tpc3/Not_ours/1'>ExampleNotOurs</scene> | <scene name='G15SecL05Tpc3/Not_ours/1'>ExampleNotOurs</scene> | ||
Complement-independent antibodies have the ability to attack antigens directly in the absece of both complements or phagocytes. The exact mechanisms for these processes have not yet been clearly defined, though basic evidence shows that the attack of the complement-independent antibody creates a vesicle outgrowth that leads to an opening in the outer layer of the bacteria which leads to an osmotic lysis. (LaRocca et al 2009). The monoclonal CB2 antibody binds to the Osp-B protein of the spirochete bacteria: its high affinity toward the ''Borrelia's'' epitope binding site eliminates the bacteria accordingly. Selective pressure has led to multiple Borrelia bacterium escaping this occurrence due possible point mutations at the C-terminus end of the Osp-B lipoprotein; namely, an absence of the Lys 253 amino acid which promotes the binding affinity. The antigen variation of borrelias inept the binding affinity of the antibody to the epitope located on the OspB. | |||
==H6831== | ==H6831== | ||
