Effect of posttranslational modifications and subclass on IgG activity: from immunity to immunotherapy

F Nimmerjahn, G Vidarsson, MS Cragg - Nature immunology, 2023 - nature.com
Humoral immune responses are characterized by complex mixtures of polyclonal antibody
species varying in their isotype, target epitope specificity and affinity. Posttranslational …

Autoimmune pre-disease

K Bieber, JE Hundt, X Yu, M Ehlers, F Petersen… - Autoimmunity …, 2023 - Elsevier
Approximately 5% of the world-wide population is affected by autoimmune diseases.
Overall, autoimmune diseases are still difficult to treat, impose a high burden on patients …

[HTML][HTML] Immunoglobulin G glycosylation in aging and diseases

I Gudelj, G Lauc, M Pezer - Cellular Immunology, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract The Immunoglobulin G (IgG) glycome is well known for its heterogeneity and shows
a significant degree of variation within populations. IgG glycome composition is influenced …

IgA subclasses have different effector functions associated with distinct glycosylation profiles

U Steffen, CA Koeleman, MV Sokolova, H Bang… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Monomeric serum immunoglobulin A (IgA) can contribute to the development of various
autoimmune diseases, but the regulation of serum IgA effector functions is not well defined …

mRNA vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 induce comparably low long-term IgG Fc galactosylation and sialylation levels but increasing long-term IgG4 responses …

JS Buhre, T Pongracz, I Künsting, AS Lixenfeld… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background The new types of mRNA-containing lipid nanoparticle vaccines BNT162b2 and
mRNA-1273 and the adenovirus-based vaccine AZD1222 were developed against SARS …

[HTML][HTML] Nanodiamonds with powerful ability for drug delivery and biomedical applications: Recent updates on in vivo study and patents

S Chauhan, N Jain, U Nagaich - Journal of pharmaceutical analysis, 2020 - Elsevier
Nanodiamonds are novel nanosized carbon building blocks possessing varied fascinating
mechanical, chemical, optical and biological properties, making them significant active …

Expression system for structural and functional studies of human glycosylation enzymes

KW Moremen, A Ramiah, M Stuart, J Steel… - Nature chemical …, 2018 - nature.com
Vertebrate glycoproteins and glycolipids are synthesized in complex biosynthetic pathways
localized predominantly within membrane compartments of the secretory pathway. The …

Microbial metabolite butyrate promotes induction of IL-10+IgM+ plasma cells

B Föh, JS Buhre, HB Lunding, ME Moreno-Fernandez… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
The microbially-derived short-chain fatty acid butyrate is a central inhibitor of inflammatory
innate and adaptive immune responses. Emerging evidence suggests that butyrate induces …

Potential of murine IgG1 and human IgG4 to inhibit the classical complement and Fcγ receptor activation pathways

GM Lilienthal, J Rahmöller, J Petry, YC Bartsch… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
IgG antibodies (Abs) mediate their effector functions through the interaction with Fcγ
receptors (FcγRs) and the complement factors. The main IgG-mediated complement …

[HTML][HTML] IgG Fc sialylation is regulated during the germinal center reaction following immunization with different adjuvants

YC Bartsch, S Eschweiler, A Leliavski… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Effector functions of IgG Abs are regulated by their Fc N-glycosylation pattern.
IgG Fc glycans that lack galactose and terminal sialic acid residues correlate with the …