An engineered tetra-valent antibody fully activates the Tie2 receptor with comparable potency to its natural ligand angiopoietin-1

Abstract Activation of the tyrosine kinase with Ig and epidermal growth factor homology domain 2 (Tie2) receptor by angiopoietin-1 (Ang1) is critical for vascular stabilization: it promotes survival signal transduction via auto-phosphorylation and reduces vascular permeability by strengthening tight...

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Main Authors: Yukari Koya, Hiromi Nara, Shigenori Yagi, Chihoko Ueno, Masazumi Kamohara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-93660-4

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