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. 1997 Mar 17;185(6):1013–1022. doi: 10.1084/jem.185.6.1013

Table 5.

Motif in Reported I-Ag7 Binding Peptides

Protein Peptide Method of Identification Reference Motif
HEL (9–29)              AAAMKRHGLDNYRGYSLGNW T cell hybridoma stimulation 14 +
HEL (90–104)               SVNCAKKIVSDGNGM T cell stimulation 15 +
h/m GAD65 (524–543)         SRLSKVAPVIKARMMEYGTT ′′ ′′ 16 +
h GAD65 (509–528)               IPPSLRYLLDNEERMSRLSK ′′ ′′ 17 +
h GAD65 (247–266)                 NMYAMMIAR FKMFPEVKEKG ′′ ′′ ′′ +
OVA (323–339)     ISQAVHAAHAEINEAGR ′′ ′′ 18
λ Repressor protein (12–26)             LEDARRLKAIYEKKK ′′ ′′ ′′ +
In serum albumin (560–574)       KPKATAEQLKTVMDD Elution and sequencing 7
Transferrin (55–68)                 GHNYVTAIRNQQEG ′′ ′′ ′′ +
hRNPA1 (44–59)              VVMRDPQTKRSRGFGF ′′ ′′ ′′ +
hRNPA24B1 (51–66)              VVMRDPASKRSRGFGF ′′ ′′ ′′ +
hRNPA24B1 (31–43)                ETTeESLRNYYEQ ′′ ′′ ′′ +
r MOG (8–22)                  PGYPIRALVGDEQED Induction of CR-EAE 9 +
m PLP (56–70)              DYEYLINVIHAFQYV ′′ ′′ ′′ +
m MBP (12–35)        YLATASTMDHARHGFLPRHRDTGI ′′ ′′ ′′ +
Heat shock protein (437–460)           VLGGGCALLRCIPALDSLTPANED T cell hybridoma stimulation 8 +
Carboxypeptidase H (362–382)                   KNSLINYLEQIHRGVKGFVR ′′ ′′ ′′ +
Carboxypeptidase H (440–464)         FSPAVGVDFELESFSERKEEEKEEL ′′ ′′ ′′ +
Staphylococcal nuclease (61–79)                  FTKKMVENAKKIEVEFDK T cell immunogen and/or T cell 19 +
Equine myoglobin (131–153)                  MTKALELFRNDIAAKYKELGFQG Hybridoma competition
m α-1 antitrypsin (148–163)             LSQAVHKAVLTIDETG ′′ ′′ ′′ +
m laminin b1 chain precursor (1594-1612)   MVKEALEEAEKAQVAAEKA ′′ ′′ ′′
m prostate secretory glycoprotein precursor (63–76)                    FENRKRIEPVLIRK ′′ ′′ ′′ +
m myoglobin (131–153)                  MSKALELFRNDIAAKYKLGFQG ′′ ′′ ′′ +
m insulin B chain (9–23)                   SHLVEALYLVCGERG T cell stimulation 20 +
m TCR Vβ8.2 (38–60)                DTGHGLRLIH YSYGAGSTEKGDI ′′ ′′ 21 +
m TCR Vβ6 (38–60)                DSGKGLRLIYYSITENDLQKGDL ′′ ′′ ′′ +
m myoglobin (110–121)                  IIIEVLKKRHSG ′′ ′′ ′′ +
m myoglobin (69–78)                 LTALGT ILKK ′′ ′′ ′′ +
Ribosomal S30 peptide (75–96)           KVHGSLARAGKVRGQTPKVAKQ ′′ ′′ ′′ +
m MOG (35–55)          MEVGWYRSPFSRVVH LVR NGK Induction of CR-EAE 22 +

Residues shown to be well tolerated at the p6 or p9 anchor positions (see Table 4) are bolded; weakly tolerated are underlined; nontolerated are bolded in lower case. h, human; m, mouse; r, rat.