IgG Fc engineering to modulate antibody effector functions

X Wang, M Mathieu, RJ Brezski - Protein & cell, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Therapeutic monoclonal antibodies are among the most effective biotherapeutics to date. An
important aspect of antibodies is their ability to bind antigen while at the same time recruit …

Fc glycans of therapeutic antibodies as critical quality attributes

D Reusch, ML Tejada - Glycobiology, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Critical quality attributes (CQA) are physical, chemical, biological or microbiological
properties or characteristics that must be within an appropriate limit, range or distribution to …

Novel human IgG1 and IgG4 Fc-engineered antibodies with completely abolished immune effector functions

T Schlothauer, S Herter, CF Koller… - Protein Engineering …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Recombinant human IgG antibodies (hIgGs) completely devoid of binding to Fcγ receptors
(FcγRs) and complement protein C1q, and thus with abolished immune effector functions …

Tutorial on monoclonal antibody pharmacokinetics and its considerations in early development

M Ovacik, K Lin - Clinical and translational science, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The tutorial introduces the readers to the fundamentals of antibody pharmacokinetics (PK) in
the context of drug development. Topics covered include an overview of antibody …

Effector-attenuating substitutions that maintain antibody stability and reduce toxicity in mice

M Lo, HS Kim, RK Tong, TW Bainbridge… - Journal of Biological …, 2017 - ASBMB
The antibody Fc region regulates antibody cytotoxic activities and serum half-life. In a
therapeutic context, however, the cytotoxic effector function of an antibody is often not …

Therapeutic monoclonal antibody N-glycosylation–Structure, function and therapeutic potential

F Cymer, H Beck, A Rohde, D Reusch - Biologicals, 2018 - Elsevier
Therapeutic antibodies (IgG-type) contain several post-translational modifications (PTMs)
whereby introducing a large heterogeneity, both structural and functional, into this class of …

[HTML][HTML] Translational pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of monoclonal antibodies

AV Kamath - Drug Discovery Today: Technologies, 2016 - Elsevier
Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) are an important therapeutic class with complex
pharmacology and interdependent pharmacokinetic (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD) …

The mechanistic impact of N-glycosylation on stability, pharmacokinetics, and immunogenicity of therapeutic proteins

Q Zhou, H Qiu - Journal of pharmaceutical sciences, 2019 - Elsevier
N-glycosylation is one of major post-translational modifications in nature, and it is essential
for protein structure and function. As hydrophilic moieties of glycoproteins, N-glycans play …

Antibody-mediated targeting of tau in vivo does not require effector function and microglial engagement

SH Lee, CE Le Pichon, O Adolfsson, V Gafner… - Cell reports, 2016 - cell.com
The spread of tau pathology correlates with cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease. In vitro,
tau antibodies can block cell-to-cell tau spreading. Although mechanisms of anti-tau function …

The role of Fc receptors on the effectiveness of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies

P Gogesch, S Dudek, G van Zandbergen… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Since the approval of the first monoclonal antibody (mAb) in 1986, a huge effort has been
made to guarantee safety and efficacy of therapeutic mAbs. As of July 2021, 118 mAbs are …