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A sugar switch for anti-inflammatory antibodies

Nature Biotechnology volume 24, pages 1230–1231 (2006)Cite this article

The finding that antibody sialylation can suppress inflammation provides new opportunities for drug development.

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Figure 1: The IgG molecule comprises two light (L) and two heavy (H) chains in covalent and noncovalent association to generate three independent protein moieties: two antigen-binding (Fab) regions and the crystallizable fragment (Fc), responsible for effector functions such as cell killing and counteracting inflammation, are connected thorough a flexible linker, the hinge region.

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