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 …

Immunogenicity and humanization of single‐domain antibodies

MA Rossotti, K Bélanger, KA Henry… - The FEBS Journal, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Single‐domain antibodies (sdAbs), the autonomous variable domains of camelid and shark
heavy‐chain antibodies, have many desirable properties as components of biologic drugs …

Fish immunoglobulins

S Mashoof, MF Criscitiello - Biology, 2016 - mdpi.com
The B cell receptor and secreted antibody are at the nexus of humoral adaptive immunity. In
this review, we summarize what is known of the immunoglobulin genes of jawed …

Expanding the boundaries of biotherapeutics with bispecific antibodies

B Husain, D Ellerman - BioDrugs, 2018 - Springer
Bispecific antibodies have moved from being an academic curiosity with therapeutic promise
to reality, with two molecules being currently commercialized (Hemlibra® and Blincyto®) …

Camelid and shark single domain antibodies: structural features and therapeutic potential

D Könning, S Zielonka, J Grzeschik, M Empting… - Current opinion in …, 2017 - Elsevier
Highlights•Camelids and sharks comprise heavy chain-only antibodies devoid of light
chains.•Their variable domains are able to address cryptic and recessed epitopes.•These …

Designing and screening of fluoroquinolone substitutes using combined in silico approaches: Biological metabolism–bioconcentration bilateral selection and their …

Q Pu, Z Han, X Li, Q Li, Y Li - Green Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The study was aimed to design fluoroquinolone (FQ) substitutes, improve the biological
metabolism and concentration ability of fluoroquinolones (FQs) drug from the perspective of …

Structural insights and biomedical potential of IgNAR scaffolds from sharks

S Zielonka, M Empting, J Grzeschik, D Könning… - MAbs, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
In addition to antibodies with the classical composition of heavy and light chains, the
adaptive immune repertoire of sharks also includes a heavy-chain only isotype, where …

Enhancing stability of camelid and shark single domain antibodies: an overview

ER Goldman, JL Liu, D Zabetakis… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Single domain antibodies (sdAbs) are gaining a reputation as superior recognition elements
as they combine the advantages of the specificity and affinity found in conventional …

Shark new antigen receptor (IgNAR): structure, characteristics and potential biomedical applications

SN Juma, X Gong, S Hu, Z Lv, J Shao, L Liu, G Chen - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Shark is a cartilaginous fish that produces new antigen receptor (IgNAR) antibodies. This
antibody is identified with a similar human heavy chain but dissimilar sequences. The …

New approaches in extracellular vesicle engineering for improving the efficacy of anti-cancer therapies

MK Jayasinghe, M Tan, B Peng, Y Yang, G Sethi… - Seminars in Cancer …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cancer is a disease that evolves continuously with unpredictable outcomes. Although
conventional chemotherapy can display significant antitumor effects, the lack of specificity …