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Generation of mutated variants of the human form of the MHC class I-related receptor, FcRn, with increased affinity for mouse immunoglobulin G.
Journal of molecular biology - 26 Sept 2003
Zhou Jinchun, Johnson James E, Ghetie Victor, Ober Raimund J, Ward E Sally
Abstract excerpt
Much data support the concept that the MHC class I-related receptor FcRn serves to regulate immunoglobulin G (IgG) concentrations in serum and other diverse body sites in both rodents and humans. Previous studies have indicated that the human ortholog of FcRn is endowed with unexpectedly high stringency in binding specificity for IgGs. In contrast to mouse FcRn, which binds promiscuously to IgGs across species,...
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