[HTML][HTML] Antibody structure and function: the basis for engineering therapeutics

ML Chiu, DR Goulet, A Teplyakov, GL Gilliland - Antibodies, 2019 - mdpi.com
Antibodies and antibody-derived macromolecules have established themselves as the
mainstay in protein-based therapeutic molecules (biologics). Our knowledge of the structure …

[HTML][HTML] Passive immunotherapies targeting Aβ and tau in Alzheimer's disease

SS Plotkin, NR Cashman - Neurobiology of Disease, 2020 - Elsevier
Amyloid-β (Aβ) and tau proteins currently represent the two most promising targets to treat
Alzheimer's disease. The most extensively developed method to treat the pathologic forms of …

Therapeutic antibodies for autoimmunity and inflammation

AC Chan, PJ Carter - Nature reviews immunology, 2010 - nature.com
The development of therapeutic antibodies has evolved over the past decade into a
mainstay of therapeutic options for patients with autoimmune and inflammatory diseases …

Phase 1 study of anti-CD47 monoclonal antibody CC-90002 in patients with relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia and high-risk myelodysplastic syndromes

AM Zeidan, DJ DeAngelo, J Palmer, CS Seet… - Annals of …, 2022 - Springer
CC-90002 is an anti-CD47 antibody that inhibits CD47-SIRPα interaction and enables
macrophage-mediated killing of tumor cells in hematological cancer cell lines. In this first …

The 3.2-Å crystal structure of the human IgG1 Fc fragment–FcγRIII complex

P Sondermann, R Huber, V Oosthuizen, U Jacob - Nature, 2000 - nature.com
The immune response depends on the binding of opsonized antigens to cellular Fc
receptors and the subsequent initiation of various cellular effector functions of the immune …

CD28 Costimulation Provided through a CD19-Specific Chimeric Antigen Receptor Enhances In vivo Persistence and Antitumor Efficacy of Adoptively Transferred T …

CM Kowolik, MS Topp, S Gonzalez, T Pfeiffer… - Cancer research, 2006 - AACR
Chimeric antigen receptors (CAR) combine an antigen-binding domain with a CD3-ζ
signaling motif to redirect T-cell specificity to clinically important targets. First-generation …

The innate mononuclear phagocyte network depletes B lymphocytes through Fc receptor–dependent mechanisms during anti-CD20 antibody immunotherapy

J Uchida, Y Hamaguchi, JA Oliver, JV Ravetch… - The Journal of …, 2004 - rupress.org
Anti-CD20 antibody immunotherapy effectively treats non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and
autoimmune disease. However, the cellular and molecular pathways for B cell depletion …

Antibody‐conjugated nanoparticles for biomedical applications

M Arruebo, M Valladares… - Journal of …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology have found their way into the fields of Biotechnology and
Medicine. Nanoparticles by themselves offer specific physicochemical properties that they …

Optimized Fc variants

GA Lazar, AJ Chirino, W Dang, JR Desjarlais… - US Patent …, 2008 - Google Patents
2004-11-10 Assigned to XENCOR, INC. reassignment XENCOR, INC. ASSIGNMENT OF
ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors: DANG, WEI …

[HTML][HTML] Chimeric antigen receptors with mutated IgG4 Fc spacer avoid fc receptor binding and improve T cell persistence and antitumor efficacy

M Jonnalagadda, A Mardiros, R Urak, X Wang… - Molecular Therapy, 2015 - cell.com
The success of adoptive therapy using chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)–expressing T cells
partly depends on optimal CAR design. CARs frequently incorporate a spacer/linker region …