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SUBMITTER: Borrok MJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6124411 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Borrok M Jack MJ DiGiandomenico Antonio A Beyaz Nurten N Marchetti Gabriela M GM Barnes Arnita S AS Lekstrom Kristen J KJ Phipps Sandrina S SS McCarthy Michael P MP Wu Herren H Dall'Acqua William F WF Tsui Ping P Gupta Ruchi R
JCI insight 20180621 12
IgG antibodies are abundantly present in the vasculature but to a much lesser extent in mucosal tissues. This contrasts with antibodies of the IgA and IgM isotype that are present at high concentration in mucosal secretions due to active delivery by the polymeric Ig receptor (pIgR). IgG is the preferred isotype for therapeutic mAb development due to its long serum half-life and robust Fc-mediated effector function, and it is utilized to treat a diverse array of diseases with antigen targets loca ...[more]