The present invention relates to
antigen-binding proteins, such as antibodies, that bind to leukocyte immunoglobulin-like
receptor subfamily B1 (LILRB1) and LILRB2 without binding or with significantly
lower affinity to leukocyte immunoglobulin-like
receptor subfamily A (LILRA), which can also inhibit the interaction between LILRB1 and / or LILRB2 and a native ligand of the LILRB
receptor (interacting
protein, such as HLA-G) on an immune
cell, such as LILRB1 and LILRB2. And the inhibition of the interaction can reduce the inhibition of immune cells, thereby supporting the anti-infection and anti-tumor immune response of subjects suffering from the
disease. In particular, the present invention provides products, compositions and methods for treating
disease using
antigen binding proteins of LILRB1 and / or LILRB2, particularly
antigen binding proteins that preferably specifically bind to LILRB1 and LILRB2, such as
antigen binding proteins that further do not bind or bind with
lower affinity to one or more LILRA receptor proteins (e.g., LILRA1 and / or LILRA3). Also provided are methods of using LILRB1 and / or LILRB2
antigen binding proteins, such as antibodies that bind to LILRB1 and / or LILRB2, to reduce
immunosuppression of cells involved in a
cell-mediated immune response and / or to treat infectious and / or proliferative diseases, as well as certain related aspects, including methods of detection, diagnosis, and screening.