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. 2016 Oct 20;91(4):1595–1612. doi: 10.1007/s00204-016-1876-7

Table 2.

IgG receptors and effector functions

Function Binding affinity Expression Important AA residues Impact of glycosylationb
IgG subclass Ka (106 M−1)
C1q CDC **
*
***
NA
NA
NA
NA
Present in serum L235, D265, D270, K322, P329, P331, H433 Galactose: ↑ CDC;
Mannose: ↓ CDC
FcγRI Activation ***

****
**
65

61
34
Monocytes, macrophages
Dendritic Cells
NeutrophilsI
Mast CellsI
E233, L235, G236 Unclear
FcγRIIA (H131) Activation ***
**
****
**
5.2
0.45
0.89
0.17
Monocytes, macrophages
Dendritic Cells
Neutrophils
Mast Cells
Basophils
Eosinophils
L234, L235, G236, A327 Unclear
FcγRIIA (R131) ***
*
****
**
3.5
0.10
0.91
0.21
FcγRIIB/C Inhibition *

**
*
0.12
0.02
0.17
0.20
B cells
Dendritic cells
Basophils
Monocytesa
Macrophagesa
Neutrophilsa
Unclear Unclear
FcγRIIIA (F158) Activation **

****
1.2
0.03
7.7
0.20
Natural killer cells
Monocytes
Macrophages
E233, L234, L235G236 Mannose, Bisecting GlcNac:↑ ADCC;
Sialic acid, fucose: ↓ ADCC
FcγRIIIA (V158) ***
*
****
**
2.0
0.07
9.8
0.25
FcγRIIIB Unclear ***

****
0.2

1.1
Neutrophils
Basophils
L234, L235G236, G237, P238 Unclear
FcRn Transcytosis
Catabolism
Antigen uptake
***
***
**/****
***
80
NA
NA
NA
Monocytes, macrophages, Dendritic Cells
Neutrophils
Endothelium
Syncytiotrophoblast
H433, N434, H435, Y436 Galactose, Mannose, GlcNAc: ↑ Clearance

Bold: IgG1, italic IgG2

Bolditalic: IgG3

Underline: IgG4

NA not applicable, AA amino acid

**** Very high affinity

*** High affinity

** Moderate affinity

* Low affinity;—no binding

IInducible expression

aLow percentages

bLiu (2015)