Unique carbohydrate-carbohydrate interactions are required for high affinity binding between FcgammaRIII and antibodies lacking core fucose.
Ferrara, C., Grau, S., Jager, C., Sondermann, P., Brunker, P., Waldhauer, I., Hennig, M., Ruf, A., Rufer, A.C., Stihle, M., Umana, P., Benz, J.(2011) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 108: 12669-12674
- PubMed: 21768335 
- DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1108455108
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
3SGJ, 3SGK - PubMed Abstract: 
Antibody-mediated cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC), a key immune effector mechanism, relies on the binding of antigen-antibody complexes to Fcγ receptors expressed on immune cells. Antibodies lacking core fucosylation show a large increase in affinity for FcγRIIIa leading to an improved receptor-mediated effector function ...