Avidity in antibody effector functions and biotherapeutic drug design

SC Oostindie, GA Lazar, J Schuurman… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2022‏ - nature.com
Antibodies are the cardinal effector molecules of the immune system and are being
leveraged with enormous success as biotherapeutic drugs. A key part of the adaptive …

High-resolution native mass spectrometry

S Tamara, MA den Boer, AJR Heck - Chemical reviews, 2021‏ - ACS Publications
Native mass spectrometry (MS) involves the analysis and characterization of
macromolecules, predominantly intact proteins and protein complexes, whereby as much as …

Tip** the balance: intricate roles of the complement system in disease and therapy

RB Pouw, D Ricklin - Seminars in Immunopathology, 2021‏ - Springer
The ability of the complement system to rapidly and broadly react to microbial intruders,
apoptotic cells and other threats by inducing forceful elimination responses is indispensable …

Complement in neurological disorders and emerging complement-targeted therapeutics

MC Dalakas, H Alexopoulos, PJ Spaeth - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2020‏ - nature.com
The complement system consists of a network of plasma and membrane proteins that
modulate tissue homeostasis and contribute to immune surveillance by interacting with the …

[HTML][HTML] Structure, function, and therapeutic use of IgM antibodies

BA Keyt, R Baliga, AM Sinclair, SF Carroll… - Antibodies, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
Natural immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibodies are pentameric or hexameric macro-
immunoglobulins and have been highly conserved during evolution. IgMs are initially …

Amine headgroups in ionizable lipids drive immune responses to lipid nanoparticles by binding to the receptors TLR4 and CD1d

N Chaudhary, LN Kasiewicz, AN Newby… - Nature Biomedical …, 2024‏ - nature.com
Lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) are the most clinically advanced delivery vehicle for RNA
therapeutics, partly because of established lipid structure–activity relationships focused on …

The development and consequences of red blood cell alloimmunization

CM Arthur, SR Stowell - Annual Review of Pathology …, 2023‏ - annualreviews.org
While red blood cell (RBC) transfusion is the most common medical intervention in
hospitalized patients, as with any therapeutic, it is not without risk. Allogeneic RBC exposure …

Complement is activated by elevated IgG3 hexameric platforms and deposits C4b onto distinct antibody domains

L Abendstein, DJ Dijkstra, RTN Tjokrodirijo… - Nature …, 2023‏ - nature.com
IgG3 is unique among the IgG subclasses due to its extended hinge, allotypic diversity and
enhanced effector functions, including highly efficient pathogen neutralisation and …

IgG hexamers initiate complement-dependent acute lung injury

SJ Cleary, Y Seo, JJ Tian, N Kwaan, DP Bulkley… - The Journal of clinical …, 2024‏ - jci.org
Antibodies can initiate lung injury in a variety of disease states such as autoimmunity, in
reactions to transfusions, or after organ transplantation, but the key factors determining in …

Role of polymeric immunoglobulin receptor in IgA and IgM transcytosis

H Wei, JY Wang - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Transcytosis of polymeric IgA and IgM from the basolateral surface to the apical side of the
epithelium and subsequent secretion into mucosal fluids are mediated by the polymeric …