Imunodominance
Imunodominance refers to the phenomenon in immunology where a particular epitope, or part of an antigen, elicits a stronger immune response than other available epitopes on the same antigen. When the immune system encounters a foreign substance, such as a virus or bacterium, it recognizes various molecular structures on that substance. These structures are called epitopes. While an antigen can have multiple epitopes, the immune response, particularly the T cell response, often focuses disproportionately on one or a few of these. This preferential response is known as imunodominance.
Several factors contribute to imunodominance. These include the affinity of the T cell receptor for the specific