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. 2023 Jul 7;11(7):1937. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines11071937

Table 1.

Sequence similarity between SARS-CoV-2 proteins and enteric self-antigens related to ADs.

Human Protein
(Autoimmune-Related Disease) 1
SARS-CoV-2
Protein
Human vs.
SARS-CoV-2
Ln Identity % Similarity % Score 2
Cytochrome P450 2D6
(AIH, CD)
Membrane
glycoprotein
KKSLEQW 7 85.7 85.7 33
KKLLEQW
Keratin,
type I cytoskeletal 18
(AIH)
Spike
glycoprotein
VSETNDTK 8 75 75 26
VSGTNGTK
Spike
glycoprotein
EELDKYW 7 85.7 100 33
EELDKYF
nucleocapsid
phosphoprotein
NARIVLQI 8 75 87.5 28
NAAIVLQL
Myosin-11
(AIH)
Envelope small membrane protein VKNDNSSR 8 87.5 87.5 30
VKNLNSSR
Actin, alpha skeletal muscle (AIH) Spike
glycoprotein
GDGVTHNV 8 75 75 28
GIGVTQNV
Pyruvate dehydrogenase E1 component subunit alpha, somatic form, mitochondrial (PBC) Spike
glycoprotein
ATRFAAAY 8 75 87.5 32
ATRFASVY
Dihydrolipoyllysine-residue acetyltransferase component of pyruvate dehydrogenase complex, mitochondrial (PBC) Spike
glycoprotein
PATPAGPK 8 75 75 32
PATVCGPK
Spike
glycoprotein
DVPIGAIIC 9 77.8 88.9 39
DIPIGAGIC
Histone H1.0 (UC) Nucleocapsid
phosphoprotein
PKKAKKPK 8 75 75 29
PKKDKKKK

1 Human proteins that are implicated in enteric autoimmune diseases: autoimmune hepatitis (AIH), celiac disease (CD), primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), and ulcerative colitis (UC). 2 Score is based on BLOSUM62 substitution matrix between amino acids.