The dawn of a new era: targeting the “undruggables” with antibody-based therapeutics

L Qian, X Lin, X Gao, RU Khan, JY Liao, S Du… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The high selectivity and affinity of antibodies toward their antigens have made them a highly
valuable tool in disease therapy, diagnosis, and basic research. A plethora of chemical and …

Therapeutic potential of intrabodies for cancer immunotherapy: current status and future directions

T Böldicke - Antibodies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Tumor cells are characterized by overexpressed tumor-associated antigens or mutated
neoantigens, which are expressed on the cell surface or intracellularly. One strategy of …

α-Synuclein fibril-specific nanobody reduces prion-like α-synuclein spreading in mice

YR Butler, Y Liu, R Kumbhar, P Zhao… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Pathogenic α-synuclein (α-syn) is a prion-like protein that drives the pathogenesis of Lewy
Body Dementia (LBD) and Parkinson's Disease (PD). To target pathogenic α-syn preformed …

Antibody-based approaches to target pancreatic tumours

M Sorbara, P Cordelier, N Bery - Antibodies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Pancreatic cancer is an aggressive cancer with a dismal prognosis. This is due to the
difficulty to detect the disease at an early and curable stage. In addition, only limited …

Can antibodies be “vegan”? A guide through the maze of today's antibody generation methods

S Dübel - Mabs, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
There is no doubt that today's life sciences would look very different without the availability of
millions of research antibody products. Nevertheless, the use of antibody reagents that are …

Emerging antibody-based therapies for Huntington's disease: current status and perspectives for future development

A Jurcau, A Simion, MC Jurcau - Expert Review of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Being an inherited neurodegenerative disease with an identifiable genetic
defect, Huntington's disease (HD) is a suitable candidate for early intervention, possibly …

Transforming nanobodies into high-precision tools for protein function analysis

J Gettemans, B De Dobbelaer - American Journal of …, 2021 - journals.physiology.org
Single-domain antibodies, derived from camelid heavy antibodies (nanobodies) or shark
variable new antigen receptors, have attracted increasing attention in recent years due to …

Virus neutralisation by intracellular antibodies

M Bottermann, SL Caddy - Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology, 2022 - Elsevier
For decades antibodies were largely thought to provide protection in extracellular spaces
alone, mediating their effector functions by mechanisms such as entry-blocking, complement …

Development and characterization of nanobodies that specifically target the oncogenic Phosphatase of Regenerating Liver-3 (PRL-3) and impact its interaction with a …

CN Smith, K Kihn, ZA Williamson, KM Chow, LB Hersh… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Phosphatase of Regenerating Liver-3 (PRL-3) is associated with cancer progression and
metastasis. The mechanisms that drive PRL-3's oncogenic functions are not well …

Targeting the inside of cells with biologicals: chemicals as a delivery strategy

ALJ Marschall - BioDrugs, 2021 - Springer
Delivering macromolecules into the cytosol or nucleus is possible in vitro for DNA, RNA and
proteins, but translation for clinical use has been limited. Therapeutic delivery of …