Beyond binding: antibody effector functions in infectious diseases

Nature Reviews Immunology 18, 46 (2018). doi:10.1038/nri.2017.106 Authors: Lenette L. Lu, Todd J. Suscovich, Sarah M. Fortune & Galit Alter Antibodies play an essential role in host defence against pathogens by recognizing microorganisms or infected cells. Although preventing pathogen entry is one potential mechanism of protection, antibodies can control and eradicate infections through a variety of other mechanisms. In addition to binding and directly neutralizing
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