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. 2012 Jul 20;2(7):e80. doi: 10.1038/bcj.2012.25

Table 1. DPβ1 pocket 1–4 amino-acid signature of DP supertypes.

Supertypea DP 1 DP 2 DP 3 DP 4 DP 6 DP 8 DP 11 DP 15
Pocket 1–4 signatureb
Asp84-Lys69
Gly84-Glu69
Asp84-Lys69
Gly84-Lys69
Asp84- Glu69
Asp84-Glu69
Asp84-Arg69
Val84-Arg69
  0101 0201 0301 0401 0601 0801 1101 1501
  0501 0202 1401 0402 0901 1601    
DPB1 5001 3301 2001 2301 1001 1901    
alleles   4801 2501 2401 1301      
      2601 4901 1701      
      3501 5101 2101      
          3001      

Abbreviations: Asp, aspartic acid; Arg, arginine; Gly, glycine; Glu, glutamic acid, Leu, leucine; Lys, lysine; Val, valine.

a

DP supertypes (1–4, 6, 8, 11, 15) are assigned from amino-acid residues lining peptide pockets 1, 4 and 6 of the DPβ1 domain.

b

Pocket 1–4 amino-acid signature shows residues at positions 84 and 69 of the DPβ1 domain.