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. 2022 Oct 18;11(4):65. doi: 10.3390/antib11040065

Table 8.

IMGT nomenclature, Eu positions and IMGT motif of engineered Fc variants involved in complement-dependent cytotoxicity (CDC) enhancement (Effector #4).

IMGT Engineered Variant Name IMGT Engineered Variant Definition IMGT Amino Acid Changes on IGHG CH Domain (Eu Numbering between Parentheses) Amino Acid Changes with the Eu Positions Motif Identifiable in Gene and Domain with Positions According to the IMGT Unique Numbering and with Eu Positions between Parentheses 1. Property and Function 2. Property and Function
G1v5 CH2
W109
CH2
K109 > W (326)

K326W
IGHG1 CH2
FG 105–117 (322–332)
KVSNKA..LPAPI >
KVSNWA..LPAPI
CDC enhancement.
Increases C1q binding [102]
ADCC reduction [102].
G1v15 CH2
S118
CH2
E118 > S (333)

E333S
IGHG1 CH2
FG 105–117,118 (322–333)
KVSNKA..LPAPIE >
KVSNKA..LPAPIS
CDC enhancement.
Increases C1q binding [102]
G1v16 CH2
W109,
S118
CH2
K109 > W (326),
E118 > S (333)

K326W,
E333S
IGHG1 CH2
FG 105–117,118 (322–333)
KVSNKA..LPAPIE >
KVSNWA..LPAPIS
CDC enhancement.
Increases C1q binding [102]
G1v17 CH2
E29,
F30,
T107
CH2
S29 > E (267),
H30 > F(268),
S107 > T (324)


S267E,
H268F,
S324T
EFT
IGHG1 CH2
27–31 (265–269)
DVSHE >
DVEFE
FG 105–117 (322–332)
KVSNKA..LPAPI >
KVTNKA..LPAPI
CDC enhancement
Increases C1q binding [112]
G1v18 CH3
R1,
G109,
Y120
CH3
E1 > R (345),
E109 > G (430),
S120 > Y (440)

E345R,
E430G,
S440Y
IGHG1 CH3
1.4–2 (341–346)
GQPREP >
GQPRRP
105–110 (426–431)
SVMHEA >
SVMHGA
118–125 (438–445)
QKSLSLSP >
QKYLSLSP
CDC enhancement.
Increases C1q binding [113]. The triple mutant IgG1-005-RGY (IGHG1v18) form IgG1 hexamers [113]
Favors IgG1 hexamerization.
G1v35 CH2
E29
CH2
S29 > E (267)


S267E
SE
IGHG1 CH2
27–31 (265–269)
DVSHE >
DVEHE
CDC enhancement.
Increases C1q binding [112]
Binds to FCGRT and FcγRIIB,
but not to other FcγR in a mouse model [114].
G1G3v1 CH2
Q38,
K40,
F85.2
CH2
K38 > Q (274),
N40 > K (276),
Y85.2 > F (300)




K274Q,
N276K,
Y300F
chimere
G1–G3
(1)
IGHG1 CH2
34–41 (270–277)
DPEVKFNW >
DPEVQFKW
84.1–85.1 (294–301)
EQYNSTYR >
EQYNSTFR
CDC enhancement.
Increases C1q binding [115].
G4v2 CH2
P116
CH2
S116 > P(331)

S331P
IGHG4 CH2
FG 105–117 (322–332)
KVSNKG..LPSSI >
KVSNKG..LPSPI
CDC enhancement [116].
(G1-, G2-, G3-like).

(1) The chimeric chain is the IGHG1*01 CH1-hinge—IGHG3*01 CH2-CH3. Amino acids Q38, K40 (CH2) and F85.2 (CH3) are from IGHG3*01. The changes are shown in comparison to the IGHG1*01 amino acids at the same positions as K38, N40 (CH2) and Y85.2 (CH3).