The IgE System
A special issue of Antibodies (ISSN 2073-4468).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2013) | Viewed by 20678
Special Issue Editor
Interests: molecular biology of IgE and FcεRI; IgE versus cancer; HIV-1 inhibitors and microbicides; CCL5/RANTES engineering; commensal bacteria engineering
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The IgE antibody, with its homeostasis, biological significance and disease implications, constitutes a system that sparks the curiosity and interest of a large number of investigators. This interest dates even long before IgE was discovered and characterized and the immune potency and intrinsic difficulty that surrounds some aspects of this antibody class is a continuous source for new discoveries and debates. This Special Issue would reach its purpose by becoming a forum for the state of the art knowledge and dissemination on this fascinating system.
With the aim to keep IgE central to all its multifaceted aspects, this issue welcomes contributions from a wide range of topics, such as: the IgE system regulation (e.g., genetic, molecular and cellular); the B cell differentiation and homeostasis behind IgE production and memory; the IgE receptor system (FcϵRI, CD23, galectins); the central role of IgE in allergy (including aspects related to the IgE-allergen interaction); the IgE system implications in physiology and pathology (including some less classic/obvious implications); the special case of IgE antibody engineering to combat allergic manifestations and beyond (e.g., cancer and IgE formats as antibody engineering tools); and antibody and drug development against IgE (e.g., therapeutic anti-IgE monoclonal antibodies and small chemical inhibitors of the IgE-FcϵRI interaction).
Dr. Luca Vangelista
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- allergy
- antibody engineering
- antibody formats
- antibody fragments
- B cells
- clinical studies
- Fc engineering
- Fcϵ receptors
- immune complexes
- immunoreceptors
- inflammation
- monoclonal antibodies
- preclinical studies
- signal transduction
- small-molecule drugs
