Antibodies targeting a shared epitope exploit IgE allostery to drive distinct functional outcomes
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Authors
- Brian J. Sutton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4363-7568)
- Alistair J. Henry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9081-1055)
- Nyssa Drinkwater (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9165-7806)
- Andrew J. Beavil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0768-122X)
- James M. McDonnell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9037-2980)
- Anna M. Davies (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1498-1594)
- Tom Ceska
- Victoria O’Dowd
- Daniel Lightwood
Institutions
- King's College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Published
- 2026-09-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2613091123
- Primary Topic
- Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Medical Research Council