New method enables creation of better therapeutic antibodies

Monday, March 13, 2017 - 21:11 in Health & Medicine

Researchers have refined a method to modify an antibody's sugar group structure, which plays a large role in determining an antibody's ability to activate the immune response. By determining which specific sugar combinations enhance -- or suppress -- an antibody's ability to signal the immune system to attack an invader, the results are an important step toward the development of highly effective antibodies to fight cancer and other diseases.

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