Introduction
IMGT/mAb-DB is part of IMGT®,
the international ImMunoGeneTics information system®,
the high-quality integrated information system
specialized in immunoglobulins (IG), T cell receptors (TR), major
histocompatibility complex (MHC) of human and other vertebrates species,
immunoglobulin superfamily (IgSF), MHC superfamily (MhcSF) and related
proteins of the immune system (RPI) of vertebrates and invertebrates species, created in 1989 by Marie-Paule
Lefranc (Laboratoire
d'ImmunoGénétique Moléculaire, LIGM, Université Montpellier 2 and CNRS)
and on the Web since July 1995. IMGT/mAb-DB is the IMGT® monoclonal antibodies (mAb) database.
IMGT/mAb-DB provides a unique expertised resource on monoclonal
antibodies (mAbs) with diagnostic or therapeutic indications, fusion proteins for immune applications (FPIA),
composite proteins for clinical applications (CPCA) and relative proteins of the immune system (RPI) with clinical
indications.
In 2008, amino acid sequences of monoclonal antibodies (IG, mAb) and fusion proteins
for immune applications (FPIA) from
WHO INN
were entered in IMGT/2Dstructure-DB, a section of
IMGT/3Dstructure-DB.
IMGT/mAb-DB Query
The IMGT/mAb-DB query allows multiple criteria for search in the Search by section.
It also allows to select fields to be displayed in the result table in the Displayed Fields section.
IMGT/mAb-DB sections of search
Section 1
Allows to query IMGT/mAb-DB by:
- IMGT/mAb-DB ID which has been defined in order to identify
the IMGT/mAb-DB entries by numeric code.
- General query: allows you to make requests on multiple fields
(currently: INN Name, common name, proprietary name, IG format, PMID, author name, publication title),
even with just a part of the information.
Section 2
Allows to query IMGT/mAb-DB by:
- INN provided by WHO INN (World Health Organization).
The search by INN is case insensitive. A selection on INN is also possible in a drop-down list.
- INN Number
- INN Prop. List as published by WHO INN.
- 'and before' and 'and after': allows a search of mAb published before a proposed (or recommended) list.
- INN Rec. List as published by WHO INN.
- Common name includes name found in the literature.
The search by Common name is case insensitive.
- Proprietary name includes antibody registered trademark, usually identified
by symbol ™ (not yet registered) and ® (registered). The search by Proprietary name is case insensitive.
Section 3
Allows to query IMGT/mAb-DB by:
Section 4
Allows to query IMGT/mAb-DB by:
- Specificity class: a bispecific antibody is an antibody with two different variable domain
binding sites (Fv), each binding to a different antigen.
- Specificity target taxonomic division: allows to filter the 'Specificity target' content by
their species (human, non human, etc.).
- Specificity target: searches mAb for a given target.
- OR specificity target name matching: this field can be used as a wildcarded query in mAb specificities.
Section 5
Allows to query IMGT/mAb-DB by:
- Mechanism of action: describes the interaction between a molecule and its partner(s),
and its functions to produce a pharmacological effect.
- Blocking: a molecule that binds to a receptor or a ligand and inhibits its activity.
- Agonist: a molecule that activates a receptor and induces its biological response.
- Partner: a protein that interacts directly with the molecule or that competes for its ligands.
- Effect: describes the pharmacological / biological activity of a molecule in living matter,
suggesting its use in medical applications.
- Immunosuppressant: a molecule that decreases the immune system activity.
- Immunostimulant: a molecule that stimulates the immune system activity.
- Antibody Fc-effector function: an antibody with an effector function,
such as antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC), antibody-dependent cellular phagocytosis (ADCP)
and/or complement-dependent cytotoxicity (CDC), against a target cell.
- FcyR crosslinking: an antibody that binds to FcγRIIb to trigger antibody crosslinking (clustering) and strong agonism.
Section 6
Allows to query IMGT/mAb-DB by:
Section 7
Allows to query IMGT/mAb-DB by:
- Author: searches mAbs described in publications by the given author.
- Journal: searches mAbs described in publications in the given scientific journal.
- Title: searches mAbs described in publications in the given article title.
- PMID: searches mAbs described in the publication corresponding to the given PMID.
Section 8
Allows to query IMGT/mAb-DB by:
- Find entries with biosimilars: searches mAbs that have registered biosimilars.
- Biosimilar Company: searches mAbs having biosimilars developed by the given company.
- Biosimilar Trademark: searches mAbs having biosimilars of the given trademark.
- Biosimilar general query: searches mAbs having biosimilar description matching the given query.
IMGT/mAb-DB displayed fields
Allows to select fields to be displayed in the result of the query.
Selecting criteria may force the display of corresponding fields.
IMGT/mAb-DB other definitions
- Immunotoxin: IG, RPI or FPIA linked with a toxin. Immunotoxins can be queried in Section 3 'Conjugated'.
Examples of toxins in IMGT/mAb-DB: Pseudomonas aeruginosa exotoxin A or Staphyloccocus aureus
enterotoxin A.
- Immunoadhesin: FPIA constituted of binding domain(s) (usually from a receptor, ligand, or cell-adhesion
molecule) linked to immunoglobulin constant domains (Fc regions). An immunoadhesin is identified by the suffix
-cept in its INN. Immunoadhesins can be queried in Section 2 'INN name' using 'cept'.
- Immunoconjugate: IG, RPI or FPIA conjugated with another molecule (toxin, antibiotic, chelator, enzyme...).
Immunoconjugate can be queried in Section 3 'Conjugated'.
- Original applications are generally submitted for new products including at FDA new uses of food and
color additives or for new food labeling claims.
- IND: Investigational new drug application --for drugs and biologics.
- NDA: New drug application --human drug.
- PLA: Product license application --biologics.
- ELA: Establishment license application --biologics.
- BLA: Biologics license application --combines PLA and ELA for biologics.
- PMA: Premarket application --medical device.
- NADA: New animal drug application.
IMGT/mAb-DB Result
The result presentation depends on the displayed fields chose
at the IMGT/mAb-DB query page. On top of each result page, the
query are recalled and the number of results is shown. Each
displayed field corresponds to a title of column in result table.
The blue arrows reorders the result by the selected column.
At the bottom of every page, the references, notes and citations
of every entry are available.
IMGT/mAb-DB Card
To get access to the IMGT/mAb-DB card, click in the IMGT/mAb-DB result
page on the IMGT/mAb-DB Id (first column on the result).
IMGT/mAb-DB Direct Links
Results from mAb-DB can be obtained using any HTTP GET/POST message to:
https://www.imgt.org/mAb-DB/search
PARAM |
VALUE |
unknownquery |
string |
AbId |
number |
innName |
string |
reqstNum |
number |
propList |
recList |
abName |
string |
trademark |
string |
section |
string |
specificity |
string |
IMGT/mAb-DB program: Upgrade and new versions
- 2024-06-26: version 2.0.6
- Removed a bug in querying with the use of the 'any' or 'none' values for 'Common name'
- 2023-10-25: version 2.0.5
- Wrong species for the items in the 'Specificity target name and species' field (in the card display only)
- 2023-04-14: version 2.0.4
- Fixed direct search links showing no fields in results table
- 2023-03-31: version 2.0.3
- Hiding/showing the 'Development Technology' column in the search table is more consistent to the 'Display fields' setting
- Stay on the query page if wrong value type happens
- 2023-02-02: version 2.0.2
- Provide some links in the query form to get the corresponding full list of values
- Restore the action of 'Displayed fields'
- Remove some parameter accumulation after multiple queries
- 2023-01-18: version 2.0.1
- Minor changes to the query form
- Improve the treatment of queries based on 'any' or 'none' values
- Some entries were missing regarding the sort method (including the default one) in the output table
- 2022-12-16: version 2.0.0
- Add 'Mechanism of action'
- Major HTML5/CSS rework
- More internal changes
- 2022-06-17: version 1.5.14
- Extend the scope of 'General Query'
- Other minor changes
- 2021-06-10: version 1.5.13
- New entries for TR receptor type
- Improve querying on INN proposed or recommended list
- Minor changes to the query page
- 2020-10-28: version 1.5.12
- Removed a small bug that hid part of the information for some updated data
- 2020-07-31: version 1.5.11
- Minor improvement for rendering references
- 2019-11-25: version 1.5.10
- Minor bug to query using some 'IG format' cases
- 2019-11-14: version 1.5.9
- Improve text rendering in 'Radiolabelled/Conjugated/Fused' column
- More internal changes
- 2019-10-18: version 1.5.8
- Improve search using generic values ('any' or 'none') for 'IG class and subclass' or 'IG format'
- Small bug rendering specific entries without any company information in the table list output
- 2018-10-03: version 1.5.7
- Small change in the text generation of 'Receptor identification'
- 2017-10-04: version 1.5.6
- Improve rendering of 'Receptor identification' for recent entries
- 2017-03-09: version 1.5.5
- 2016-09-03: version 1.5.4
- 2016-04-15: version 1.5.3
- Add 'Development technology' classes
- Improve ADC annotation found in 'Conjugated with', introduce 'ADC linker' and 'ADC INN radical' in query and display
- 2016-02-08: version 1.5.2
- Change 'bispecific' selection
- Better sort of 'Specificity target kinds' selection values
- Display biosimilars in different columns
- Tag 'Fusion -' for fusion proteins in CPCA and FPIA
- 2015-11-18: version 1.5.1
- Add bispecifity filtering
- Search by development technology
- Remove bug when selecting a clinical domain
- Small improvements in output table display
- Format revised
- 2015-05-18: version 1.5.0
- General query improvement.
- Minor changes in individual card.
- Remove some Javascript bugs in query interface.
- Internal code and database changes.
- 07/04/2014: version 1.4.1
- Recover missing section in individual card.
- Change bibliographical reference format.
- Other minor changes.
- 09/12/2013: version 1.4.0
- Corrected small errors in the handling of biosimilars and clinical trials.
- Added new ways of quering the database
- 6/12/2012: version 1.3.4
- Add of the Clinical studies column.
- 11/09/2012: version 1.3.3
- Add of the development technology column.
- August 2012: Program version: 1.3.2
- Add of the biosimilar column.
- December 2011: Program version: 1.3.1
- Upgrade of Query Page: addition of IMGT/Receptor type CPCA (Composite protein for clinical application).
- 20/10/2011: version 1.3.0
- Upgrade of Query Page and Documentation.
- 05/09/2011: version 1.2.3
- 12/07/2011: version 1.2.2
- Upgrade of Result page (for bispecific antibodies)
- 29/06/2011: version 1.2.1
- Upgrade of index page
- Upgrade of Result page
- 17/06/2011: version 1.2.1
- 31/05/2011: version 1.1.1
- 17/05/2011: version 1.1.1
- Upgrade of Query page.
- Addition of hyper-links to Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS)
and list of clinical trials (NCT).
- 08/02/2011: version 1.1.0
- Upgrade of Query page: it's possible to query multiple IG class and subclass, or/and IG format, or/and FPIA chain identification, or/and RPI chain identification in the same search.
- IMGT/mAb-DB has been upgraded with new functionality: a IMGT/mAb-DB card.
- January 2011: version 1.0.5
- December 2010: version 1.0.4
- October 2010: version 1.0.3
- August 2010: version 1.0.2
- Upgrade of Query page: it's possible to query multiple specificity in the same search.
- June 2010: version 1.0.1
- Upgrade of the interface.
- April 2010: version 1.0.0
- Upgrade of Query Page: add options to search by IMGT/mAb-DB ID or IMGT/mAb-DB receptor type (IG and FPIA).
IMGT/mAb-DB database: Upgrade and new versions
- Warning: Database update is now a continuous process.
- April 2014: Database version: 201415-1 (07/04/2014)
IMGT/mAb-DB contains 468 entries.
The WHO INN proposed list 110 is now available.
- July 2013: Database version: 201350-1 (09/12/2013)
IMGT/mAb-DB contains 456 entries.
The WHO INN proposed list 109 is now available.
- December 2012: Database version: 201249-4 (6/12/2012)
IMGT/mAb-DB contains 430 entries.
IMGT/mAb-DB now offers information Clinical Trials of the monoclonal antibodies.
The general query can now be used for PMIDs, authors and publication titles.
reworked some of the antibodies, suppressed doubles.
- September 2012: Database version: 201237-2 (11/09/2012)
IMGT/mAb-DB contains 431 entries.
IMGT/mAb-DB now offers information about Biosimilars and Development Technology of the monoclonal antibodies.
Added some Virus/Bacteria specific entries, updated some (ids 01, 128, 149, 197, 241, 330, 197, 73, 79, 85, 86, 121).
- August 2012: Database version: 201231-4 (02/08/2012)
IMGT/mAb-DB contains 420 entries.
Added INN list 107, update of several entries (156, 324, 366, 80, 64, 40, 114, 298, 294, 295, 352), insertion of id409, update of the IG and CPCA formats.
- April 2012: Database version: 201214-1 (16/04/2012)
IMGT/mAb-DB contains 395 entries.
Update entries for ID: 388 and 331.
- February 2012: Database version: 201207-2 (14/02/2012)
IMGT/mAb-DB contains 395 entries.
Upgrade with INN proposed list 106 : Addition of 8 mAb and 1 CPCA (INN) in IMGT/mAb-DB.
Upgrade with INN recommended list 67 : Upgrade of 13 mAb and 2 cept (INN) in IMGT/mAb-DB.
- December 2011: Database version: 201150-3 (14/12/2011)
IMGT/mAb-DB contains 386 entries.
Addition of 8 CPCA (INN) in IMGT/mAb-DB.
- October 2011: Database version: 201142-4 (20/10/2011)
IMGT/mAb-DB contains 378 entries.
Upgrade of 33 mabs (INN) with specificity target name and species.
- September 2011: Database version: 201136-1 (05/09/2011)
IMGT/mAb-DB contains 379 entries.
- July 2011: Database version: 201129-4 (28/07/2011)
IMGT/mAb-DB contains 377 entries.
Upgrade of the number of entries on the Query Page (241 -mab and 18 -cept) and on the statistics page
Upgrade with INN list 105:
- Addition of 13 -mab and 2 -cept in IMGT/mAb-DB.
Upgrade with INN Recommended list 66.
- June 2011: Database version: 201126-1 (27/06/2011)
IMGT/mAb-DB contains 362 entries.
- June 2011: Database version: 201124-4 (17/06/2011)
Upgrade of species (NCBI taxonomy).
- May 2011: Database version: 201120-1 (17/05/2011)
IMGT/mAb-DB contains 363 entries.
Addition of hyper-links to Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS)
and list of clinical trials (NCT).
- February 2011: Database version: 201106-2 (17/02/2011)
IMGT/mAb-DB contains 367 entries.
Upgrade with INN list 104:
- Addition of 16 -mab and upgrade of 2 -mab in IMGT/mAb-DB.
Upgrade with INN Recommended list 65.
- February 2011: Database version: 201106-2 (08/02/2011)
IMGT/mAb-DB contains 352 entries.
- December 2010 (version 1.0.4)
IMGT/mAb-DB contains 352 entries.
Upgrade with INN list 103:
- Addition of 10 -mab and upgrade of 3 -mab in IMGT/mAb-DB.
Upgrade of Query page.
- October 2010 (version 1.0.3)
IMGT/mAb-DB contains 343 entries.
Add of IMGT/Receptor type RPI (related protein of the immune system).
- April 2010 (version 1.0.0)
IMGT/mAb-DB contains 343 entries.
Modification to the query page:
- Options available to search by IMGT/mAb-DB ID or IMGT/mAb-DB receptor type (IG and FPIA).
Upgrade with INN list 101 and 102:
- Upgrade of 13 -mab and 1 -cept in IMGT/mAb-DB.
IMGT/mAb-DB Statistics
Date |
Version |
Number entries |
Number -cept |
Number -mab |
July 29, 2013 |
1.3.5 |
456 |
20 |
301 |
August 2, 2012 |
1.3.2 |
420 |
18 |
272 |
February 14, 2012 |
1.3.1 |
395 |
18 |
249 |
December 14, 2011 |
1.3.1 |
386 |
18 |
241 |
October 20, 2011 |
1.3.0 |
378 |
18 |
241 |
September 05, 2011 |
1.2.3 |
379 |
18 |
241 |
July 21, 2011 |
1.2.2 |
377 |
18 |
241 |
July 12, 2011 |
1.2.2 |
362 |
15 |
202 |
June 27, 2011 |
1.2.1 |
362 |
15 |
202 |
June 16, 2011 |
1.2.1 |
362 |
15 |
202 |
May 31, 2011 |
1.1.1 |
362 |
15 |
202 |
May 17, 2011 |
1.1.1 |
363 |
15 |
202 |
February 17, 2011 |
1.1.0 |
367 |
15 |
202 |
February 8, 2011 |
1.1.0 |
352 |
15 |
185 |
January 18, 2011 |
1.0.5 |
352 |
15 |
185 |
December 17, 2010 |
1.0.4 |
352 |
15 |
185 |
October 11, 2010 |
1.0.3 |
343 |
15 |
175 |
August 29, 2010 |
1.0.2 |
343 |
15 |
175 |
June 09, 2010 |
1.0.1 |
343 |
15 |
175 |
April 29, 2010 |
1.0.0 |
343 |
15 |
175 |
People
Developers - maintainers
- Yan Wu (2006-2009)
- Claire Poiron (2009-2012)
- Denis Moreno (2012-2014)
- Souphatta Sasorith (2012-2015)
- Mélissa Cambon (2016-2018)
- Karima Cherouali (2018-2021)
- Taciana Manso (2020-ongoing)
Scientific supervisor