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IgG Fc engineering to modulate antibody effector functions
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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 immune effector functions. The majority of approved recombinant monoclonal antibody therapies are of the human IgG1 subclass, which can engage both humoral and cellular components of the immune system. The wealth of information generated about antibodies has afforded investigators the ability to molecularly engineer antibodies to modulate effector functions. Here, we review various antibody engineering efforts intended to improve efficacy and safety relative to the human IgG isotype. Further, we will discuss proposed mechanisms by which engineering approaches led to modified interactions with immune components and provide examples of clinical studies using next generation antibodies.
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- Authors
- Wang, X., Mathieu, M., & Brezski, R. J.
- Affiliations
- Genentech (US)
- Corresponding author
- Brezski, Randall J.
- Venue
- Protein & Cell
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2017-10-06
- Volume
- 9
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 63-73
- ISSN
- 1674-800X (ISSN-L)
- 1674-8018
- PMC
- PMC5777978
- OpenAlex
- W2763907629
- Cited by
- 356
- References
- 95
- Citations by year
- 2026: 28 · 2025: 41 · 2024: 57 · 2023: 35 · 2022: 50 · 2021: 44 · 2020: 44 · 2019: 43 · 2018: 13 · 2017: 1
- FWCI
- 4.22
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Locations
- Protein & Cell (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Protein purification and stability
- Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Immune Cell Function and Interaction
- Keywords
- antibody effector functions, human IgG1, therapeutic monoclonal antibodies, antibody engineering, immune effector mechanisms, antibody safety, antibody efficacy
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Antibodies, Monoclonal, Antigens, Complement System Proteins, Humans, Immunoglobulin G, Receptors, Fc, Protein Engineering
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