IMGT® Nomenclature of Immunoglobulins (IG) or Antibodies and T Cell Receptors (TR): A Common Language for Immunoinformatics and Artificial Intelligence (AI)
and of any other jawed vertebrate species. The IMGT nomenclature is used for genes in locus, in sequences (genomic or rearranged, expressed or not) and in structures enabling comparative immunology, evolutionary immunogenetics, standardized analysis and comparison of IG and TR repertoires analysis in normal or pathologic situations. IMGT nomenclature is used in basic, veterinary, and medical research, in clinical applications (mutation analysis in leukemia and lymphoma), and in therapeutic antibody design, engineering and humanization. By providing consistent and high standard biocuration for the description of the IG and TR loci, genes and alleles, and for the analysis of the IG or antibody and TR-expressed rearranged sequences and proteins and structures, the IMGT nomenclature is the common language for immunoinformatics and artificial intelligence (AI).
Authors
- Marie‐Paule Lefranc (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0116-9353)
- Gérard Lefranc (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1462-5442)
Institutions
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- Institut Universitaire de France (FR)
- Laboratoire d'Informatique Gaspard-Monge (FR)
- Institut de Génétique Humaine (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Antibodies
- Published
- 2026-04-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/antib15020035
- Primary Topic
- vaccines and immunoinformatics approaches
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Infrastructures en Biologie Santé et Agronomie
- European Commission
- Agence Nationale de la Recherche
- Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
- Université de Montpellier
- Grand Équipement National De Calcul Intensif
- Région Occitanie Pyrénées-Méditerranée