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. 2008 Jan 22;9:1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2172-9-1

Table 2.

HLA supertype specificity descriptions.

Supertype(s) B pocket specificity F pocket specificity
A01 Small and aliphatic Aromatic and large hydrophobic
A01 A03 Small and aliphatic Aromatic and basic
A01 A24 Small, aliphatic and aromatic Aromatic and large hydrophobic
A02 Small and aliphatic Aliphatic and small hydrophobic
A03 Small and aliphatic Basic
A24 Aromatic and aliphatic Aromatic, aliphatic and hydrophobic
B07 Proline Aromatic, aliphatic and hydrophobic
B08 Undefined Aromatic, aliphatic and hydrophobic
B27 Basic Aromatic, aliphatic, basic and hydrophobic
B44 Acidic Aromatic, aliphatic and hydrophobic
B58 Small Aromatic, aliphatic and hydrophobic
B62 Aliphatic Aromatic, aliphatic and hydrophobic