The Fab region of IgG impairs the internalization pathway of FcRn upon Fc engagement

Autor: Maximilian Brinkhaus, Erwin Pannecoucke, Elvera J. van der Kooi, Arthur E. H. Bentlage, Ninotska I. L. Derksen, Julie Andries, Bianca Balbino, Magdalena Sips, Peter Ulrichts, Peter Verheesen, Hans de Haard, Theo Rispens, Savvas N. Savvides, Gestur Vidarsson
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-33764-1
Popis: Disrupting the association between the Immunoglobulin G constant fragment (Fc) and the neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) by engineered antibodies is a promising strategy to reduce autoantibody levels in autoimmune diseases. Here authors show that the variable fragment (Fab) of immunoglobulins could disturb the Fc-FcRn interaction, therefore the therapeutic effect of Fc-only fragments might surpass that of Fc-engineered antibodies with enhanced binding to FcRn.
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