Immunoglobulin G1 binding with various molecular receptors: A new paradigm of IgG1 as a potential adjuvant

Objective: To explore the possible IgG1 binding receptors by protein-protein docking experiments. Methods: The protein-protein cognate interactions such as IgG with Fc Receptors (FcRs) potentiate signaling cascades to ameliorate antigen uptake, processing and presentation are studied by protein-protein docking experiments. Results: However, the propensity of IgG interactions with other cognate receptors largely remains obscure. In this direction, possibilities of IgG1 binding with various five receptors were explored. In this study, we report previously unidentified associations between IgG1 and other receptors. Herein, we show that IgG1 binds to the granulocyte-macrophage receptor, β common receptor and complementaryreceptor(complementary receptor I and complementary receptor II) to form a complex structure. We show the binding ability and important protein-protein interactions of IgG1 with four receptors in comparison to Fc Receptor, and also find out the conserved amino acids and hydrophobic-hydrophobic interactions amongst them. Conclusions: Comparative interaction studies of IgG1 binding to various receptors revealed close similarities of IgG1 binding to its native receptor Fc. In conclusion, our study has shown the comparable binding efficiency of four receptors to IgG1 apart from the conventional Fc receptor.