Ravetch / Nimmerjahn Fc Mediated Activity of Antibodies

Structural and Functional Diversity
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-3-030-31053-0
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 423, 150 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology

This volume explores several aspects of how antibodies mediate their activity in vivo, ranging from cancer immunotherapy to autoimmunity, infection, and vaccination. Divided into seven chapters, it provides in-depth insights into how antibodies and especially the antibody fragment crystallizable (Fc) domain modulate immune responses and antibody activity. The book begins by discussing evolutionary aspects of how the family of Fc receptors that are the key molecules for antibody activity evolved. In turn, it addresses the molecular and cellular pathways underlying IgG activity in cancer immunotherapy, and focuses on how IgG glycosylation regulates IgG and IgE activity in autoimmunity, allergy and infection. In closing, it presents strategies for developing novel antibody-based vaccination approaches. The book is intended for a very broad readership, including graduate students, postdocs and principal investigators with a basic grasp of immunology.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ravetch, Jeffrey V.

Nimmerjahn, Falk

Inhaltsverzeichnis

IgG Fc receptors: evolutionary considerations.- Role of FcgRs in Antibody Based Cancer Therapy.- Anti-inflammatory Activity of IgG-Fc.- IgG Fc glycosylation in human immunity.- IgE Glycosylation in Health and Disease.- Immune Complex Vaccination.- Fc receptors in anti-microbial protection.

Über Autor(innen)

Jeffrey V. RavetchTheresa and Eugene M. Lang ProfessorDepartment Leonard Wagner Laboratory of Molecular Genetics and ImmunologyRockefeller University1230 York Avenue, Box 98New York, NY 10021, [e-mail] NimmerjahnProfessor for Immunology and GeneticsChairman of the Institute of GeneticsHead of the Department of BiologyDepartment of BiologyUniversity of Erlangen-NuernbergErwin-Rommelstr. 3 91058 Erlangen, Germany [e-mail]