Temperature sensitivity of bat antibodies links metabolic state with antigen-recognition diversity
N. Toshkova, V. Zhelyzkova, A. Reyes-Ruiz, E. Haerens, M. de Castro Deus, R. V. Lacombe, M. Lecerf, G. Gonzalez, N. Jouvenet, C. Planchais, J. D. Dimitrov
This study shows that bat antibodies change their antigen-binding properties with temperature, linking metabolic state to immune diversity and anti-inflammatory function.
bioRxiv · Aug 14, 2023Immunology