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Antigen-Induced Allosteric Changes in a Human IgG1 Fc Increase Low-Affinity Fcγ Receptor Binding.
Structure (London, England : 1993) - 5 May 2020
Orlandi Chiara, Deredge Daniel, Ray Krishanu, Gohain Neelakshi, Tolbert William, DeVico Anthony L, Wintrode Patrick, Pazgier Marzena, Lewis George K
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Antibody structure couples adaptive and innate immunity via Fab (antigen binding) and Fc (effector) domains that are connected by unique hinge regions. Because antibodies harbor two or more Fab domains, they are capable of crosslinking multi-determinant antigens, which is required for Fc-dependent functions through associative interactions with effector ligands, including C1q and cell surface Fc receptors. The...
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