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Enhanced binding affinity for FcgammaRIIIa of fucose-negative antibody is sufficient to induce maximal antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity.
Molecular immunology - 1 May 2007
Masuda Kazuhiro, Kubota Tsuguo, Kaneko Etsuji, Iida Shigeru, Wakitani Masako, Kobayashi-Natsume Yukari, Kubota Ai, Shitara Kenya, Nakamura Kazuyasu
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Antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) is considered to be an important therapeutic function for clinical efficacy of monoclonal antibodies. Recent studies have revealed two methods to increase binding affinity for FcgammaRIIIa and enhance ADCC more efficiently for antibodies: (i) fucose removal from antibody N-linked complex oligosaccharides and (ii) amino acid mutations in the antibody Fc region. In...
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