| Literature DB >> 17691795 |
Richard G Posner1, Dianliang Geng, Seth Haymore, James Bogert, Israel Pecht, Arieh Licht, Paul B Savage.
Abstract
Degranulation of basophils and mast cells plays a central role in allergic reactions. Degranulation is a response to cell surface receptor aggregation caused by association of receptors with antibodies bound to multivalent antigens. Tools used in studying this process have included small-molecule divalent antigens, but they suffer from weak signaling apparently due to small aggregate size. We have prepared trivalent antigens that allow formation of larger aggregates and potent responses from mast cells.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17691795 PMCID: PMC3305801 DOI: 10.1021/ol071175h
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Org Lett ISSN: 1523-7052 Impact factor: 6.005