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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2025

Unlocking binding properties of single-domain antibodies targeting the polymeric immunoglobulin receptor to enhance mucosal enrichment of IgG against respiratory syncytial virus.

Jia Liu, Jiwon Jung, Siqun Zhou, Shi-Juan Chen, Jiping Huang, Yinyan Tang, Karin Vroom, Soha Motlagh, Daoyang Chen, Huong Trinh and 9 more

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Pooled it
  2. A review of bloodstream infections-pathogens, pathogenesis, diagnostic strategies, treatment methods-challenges and future aspects.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors.

Jia LiuDepartment of Discovery Biologics, Merck Research Laboratories (MRL), Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, United States.
Jiwon JungDepartment of Discovery Biologics, Merck Research Laboratories (MRL), Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, United States.
Siqun ZhouDepartment of Pharmacokinetics, Dynamics, Metabolism and Bioanalytics, Merck Research Laboratories (MRL), Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, United States.
Shi-Juan ChenDepartment of Discovery Biologics, Merck Research Laboratories (MRL), Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, United States.
Jiping HuangDepartment of Discovery Biologics, Merck Research Laboratories (MRL), Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, United States.
Yinyan TangDepartment of Discovery Biologics, Merck Research Laboratories (MRL), Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, United States.
Karin VroomDepartment of Discovery Biologics, Merck Research Laboratories (MRL), Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, United States.
Soha MotlaghDepartment of Discovery Biologics, Merck Research Laboratories (MRL), Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, United States.
Daoyang ChenDepartment of Discovery Biologics, Merck Research Laboratories (MRL), Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, United States.
Huong TrinhDepartment of Quantitative Biosciences, Merck Research Laboratories (MRL), Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, United States.
Peter WorthingtonDepartment of Quantitative Biosciences, Merck Research Laboratories (MRL), Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, United States.
Daphne Y MaDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Vaccines, Merck Research Laboratories (MRL), Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, United States.
Zhiyun WenDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Vaccines, Merck Research Laboratories (MRL), Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, United States.
Bin LuoDepartment of Quantitative Biosciences, Merck Research Laboratories (MRL), Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, United States.
Daniela Bumbaca YadavDepartment of Pharmacokinetics, Dynamics, Metabolism and Bioanalytics, Merck Research Laboratories (MRL), Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, United States.
Jia Yao PhuahDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Vaccines, Merck Research Laboratories (MRL), Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, United States.
Zhifeng ChenDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Vaccines, Merck Research Laboratories (MRL), Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, United States.
Kalpit A VoraDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Vaccines, Merck Research Laboratories (MRL), Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, United States.
Masahisa HandaDepartment of Discovery Biologics, Merck Research Laboratories (MRL), Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, United States.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A major driver of mucosal immunity is immunoglobulin A (IgA) that can translocate across mucosal epithelial barriers to protect against various pathogens in luminal spaces of the human body. The transcytosis of IgA is primarily mediated by the polymeric Ig receptor (pIgR), which is highly expressed in mucosal tissues and selectively transports polymeric IgA, but not IgG. IgG has been the preferred immunoglobulin isotype for therapeutic development because of its well-characterized biological functions and established manufacturing processes. Efficient transport of IgG across the epithelium into mucosal spaces is a highly desirable feature in the development of IgG-based neutralizing antibodies targeting respiratory infections. To address this challenge, we report discovery and characterization of anti-pIgR variable single-domain antibodies (V

Indexed as

Antibodies, ViralImmunoglobulin GReceptors, Polymeric ImmunoglobulinRespiratory Syncytial Virus, HumanRespiratory Syncytial Virus InfectionsSingle-Domain AntibodiesAnimalsDogsHumansImmunity, MucosalImmunoglobulin AMadin Darby Canine Kidney CellsProtein BindingTranscytosisAntibodies, ViralImmunoglobulin AImmunoglobulin GReceptors, Polymeric ImmunoglobulinSingle-Domain Antibodiesbi-specific antibodypH-dependent bindingpolymeric immunoglobulin receptor (pIgR)respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)single-domain antibody (VHH)targeted mucosal delivery

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PMID41737496
PMCPMC12926710

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