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 …

The evolving landscape of antibody–drug conjugates: In depth analysis of recent research progress

JM Sasso, R Tenchov, R Bird, KA Iyer… - Bioconjugate …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Antibody–drug conjugates (ADCs) are targeted immunoconjugate constructs that integrate
the potency of cytotoxic drugs with the selectivity of monoclonal antibodies, minimizing …

Conceptual approaches to modulating antibody effector functions and circulation half-life

KO Saunders - Frontiers in immunology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Antibodies and Fc-fusion antibody-like proteins have become successful biologics
developed for cancer treatment, passive immunity against infection, addiction, and …

Antibody glycosylation and its impact on the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of monoclonal antibodies and Fc-fusion proteins

L Liu - Journal of pharmaceutical sciences, 2015 - Elsevier
Understanding the impact of glycosylation and keeping a close control on glycosylation of
product candidates are required for both novel and biosimilar monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) …

Considerations for the design of antibody-based therapeutics

DR Goulet, WM Atkins - Journal of pharmaceutical sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
Antibody-based proteins have become an important class of biologic therapeutics, due in
large part to the stability, specificity, and adaptability of the antibody framework. Indeed …

Type I and type II Fc receptors regulate innate and adaptive immunity

A Pincetic, S Bournazos, DJ DiLillo, J Maamary… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Antibodies produced in response to a foreign antigen are characterized by polyclonality, not
only in the diverse epitopes to which their variable domains bind but also in the various …

The state-of-play and future of antibody therapeutics

Z Elgundi, M Reslan, E Cruz, V Sifniotis… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2017 - Elsevier
It has been over four decades since the development of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs)
using a hybridoma cell line was first reported. Since then more than thirty therapeutic …

Interaction between virus-like particles (VLPs) and pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) from dendritic cells (DCs): toward better engineering of VLPs

J Zepeda-Cervantes, JO Ramírez-Jarquín… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Virus-like particles (VLPs) have been shown to be strong activators of dendritic cells (DCs).
DCs are the most potent antigen presenting cells (APCs) and their activation prompts the …

Functional diversification of IgGs through Fc glycosylation

TT Wang, JV Ravetch - The Journal of clinical investigation, 2019 - Am Soc Clin Investig
IgG antibodies are secreted from B cells and bind to a variety of pathogens to control
infections as well as contribute to inflammatory diseases. Many of the functions of IgGs are …

Glycosylation engineering of therapeutic IgG antibodies: challenges for the safety, functionality and efficacy

Y Mimura, T Katoh, R Saldova, R O'Flaherty… - Protein & …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Glycosylation of the Fc region of IgG has a profound impact on the safety and clinical efficacy
of therapeutic antibodies. While the biantennary complex-type oligosaccharide attached to …