Functional relevance of in vivo half antibody exchange of an IgG4 therapeutic antibody-drug conjugate.
An increasing number of monoclonal antibodies and derivatives such as antibody-drug conjugates (ADC) are of the IgG1 and IgG4 isotype with distinct structural and functional properties. In cases where antibody-mediated cytotoxicity is not desired, IgG4 is often used, as its Fc region is relatively p...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2018-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5908158?pdf=render |