Shark Antibody Variable Domains Rigidify Upon Affinity Maturation—Understanding the Potential of Shark Immunoglobulins as Therapeutics

Sharks and other cartilaginous fish are the phylogenetically oldest living organisms that have antibodies as part of their adaptive immune system. As part of their humoral adaptive immune response, they produce an immunoglobulin, the so-called immunoglobulin new antigen receptor (IgNAR), a heavy-cha...

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Main Authors: Monica L. Fernández-Quintero, Clarissa A. Seidler, Patrick K. Quoika, Klaus R. Liedl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmolb.2021.639166/full