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ArticleScientific reports2018

Structural basis for selective inhibition of immunoglobulin E-receptor interactions by an anti-IgE antibody.

Jiun-Bo Chen, Faruk Ramadani, Marie O Y Pang, Rebecca L Beavil, Mary D Holdom, Alkistis N Mitropoulou, Andrew J Beavil, Hannah J Gould, Tse Wen Chang, Brian J Sutton and 2 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16citing papers in PubMed
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Jiun-Bo ChenGenomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 115, Taiwan.
Faruk RamadaniKing's College London, Randall Centre for Cell and Molecular Biophysics, London, SE1 1UL, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0001-8228-4868
Marie O Y PangKing's College London, Randall Centre for Cell and Molecular Biophysics, London, SE1 1UL, United Kingdom.
Rebecca L BeavilKing's College London, Randall Centre for Cell and Molecular Biophysics, London, SE1 1UL, United Kingdom.
Mary D HoldomKing's College London, Randall Centre for Cell and Molecular Biophysics, London, SE1 1UL, United Kingdom.
Alkistis N MitropoulouKing's College London, Randall Centre for Cell and Molecular Biophysics, London, SE1 1UL, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-1319-1294
Andrew J BeavilKing's College London, Randall Centre for Cell and Molecular Biophysics, London, SE1 1UL, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-0768-122X
Hannah J GouldKing's College London, Randall Centre for Cell and Molecular Biophysics, London, SE1 1UL, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0003-0411-688X
Tse Wen ChangGenomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 115, Taiwan.
Brian J SuttonKing's College London, Randall Centre for Cell and Molecular Biophysics, London, SE1 1UL, United Kingdom. brian.sutton@kcl.ac.uk.
James M McDonnellKing's College London, Randall Centre for Cell and Molecular Biophysics, London, SE1 1UL, United Kingdom. james.mcdonnell@kcl.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0001-9037-2980
Anna M DaviesKing's College London, Randall Centre for Cell and Molecular Biophysics, London, SE1 1UL, United Kingdom. anna.davies@kcl.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0003-1498-1594
King's College London · GBGenomics Research Center, Academia Sinica · TW

Funding

Asthma UK AUK-PG-2013-183Medical Research Council G1100090Medical Research Council (MRC) G1100090Wellcome Trust 085944
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibodies play a central role in the allergic response: interaction with FcεRI on mast cells and basophils leads to immediate hypersensitivity reactions upon allergen challenge, while interaction with CD23/FcεRII, expressed on a variety of cells, regulates IgE synthesis among other activities. The receptor-binding IgE-Fc region has recently been found to display remarkable flexibility, from acutely bent to extended conformations, with allosteric communication between the distant FcεRI and CD23 binding sites. We report the structure of an anti-IgE antibody Fab (8D6) bound to IgE-Fc through a mixed protein-carbohydrate epitope, revealing further flexibility and a novel extended conformation with potential relevance to that of membrane-bound IgE in the B cell receptor for antigen. Unlike the earlier, clinically approved anti-IgE antibody omalizumab, 8D6 inhibits binding to FcεRI but not CD23; the structure reveals how this discrimination is achieved through both orthosteric and allosteric mechanisms, supporting therapeutic strategies that retain the benefits of CD23 binding.

Indexed as

Antibodies, Anti-IdiotypicB-LymphocytesCrystallography, X-RayHEK293 CellsHumansImmunoglobulin EImmunoglobulin Fab FragmentsImmunoglobulin Fc FragmentsMast CellsProtein BindingProtein ConformationReceptors, IgEAntibodies, Anti-Idiotypicanti-IgE antibodiesImmunoglobulin EImmunoglobulin Fab FragmentsImmunoglobulin Fc FragmentsReceptors, IgE

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PMID30069035
PMCPMC6070508
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