Table I.

Peptides That Were Examined for Binding to Purified I-A^g7

Peptides		Reference		Sequences
Murine serum albumin (560–574)		23		KPKATAEQLKTVMDD
Murine transferrin (55–68)		23		GHNYVTAIRNQQEG
Human HSP60 (441–460)		41		GCALLRCIPALDSLTPANED
Human HSP60 (169–180)		42		AQVATISANGDK
Murine insulin B (9–23)		43		SHLVEALYLVCGERG
Human GAD65 (509–528)		44		IPPSLRYLEDNEERMSRLSK
Human GAD65 (247–266)		44		NMYAMMIARFKMFPEVKEKG
Human GAD65 (524–543)		44		SRLSKVAPVIKARMMEYGTT
Human CPH (362–381)		17		KNSLINYLEQIHRGVKGFVR
Human CPH (440–464)		17		YFSPAVGVDFELESFSERKEEEKEEL
HSV-2 VP16 (430–444)		34		EEVDMTPADALDDFD
Murine CLIP (86–100)				PVSQMRMATPLLMRP

The naturally processed peptide from murine serum albumin (res. 560–574) was found to be the best binder for I-A^g7, both in a direct binding assay as well as in a competition assay (see references 17, 23, 34, 41–44 for peptide sequences).