User:Immcarle10

Student enrolled in Carleton College Biology 310: Immunology.

For my main article project/Assignment #4, I will be adding to the page on Neonatal Fc receptor.

I want to add cited information about the role of FcRn and where it is expressed in adults. I want to add an image on the mechanism of maternal IgG transfer to clarify the process. Here is another source that details the role of FcRn in different organs of the body and also the implications of FcRn-IgG binding for immunotherapies. There is already a short section in the current article about drugs that use FcRn to increase their half-lives, but I could add some more information. This next article has some interesting information about FcRn-IgG binding inhibitors as a possible treatment for autoimmune diseases that are caused by self-antigen-attacking IgG antibodies. And finally, there is also plenty of evidence suggesting that FcRn plays a role in extending the half-life of serum albumin and not just IgG.