Combinatorial diversity refers to the generation of diversity in antigen receptors (like those in immunoglobulins and T-cell receptors) through the joining of multiple receptor gene segments and the combination of different receptor chains (heavy and light weights). This creates a wide range of antigen recognition sites.
La "combinatorial diversity" se refiere a la generación de diversidad en los receptores de antígenos (como los de inmunoglobulinas y receptores de células T) mediante la unión de múltiples segmentos de genes receptores y la combinación de diferentes cadenas de receptores (pesadas y ligeras). Esto crea una amplia gama de sitios de reconocimiento de antígenos.
| Front | The diversity among antigen receptors generated by combining separate units of genetic information, comprising two types. First, receptor gene segments are joined in many different combinations to generate diverse receptor chains; second, two different receptor chains heavy and light in immunoglobulins; α and β, or γ and δ, in T-cell receptors are combined to make the antigen-recognition site |
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| Back | combinatorial diversity |
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