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. 2015 Jun 1;10(6):e0128065. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0128065

Table 3. Epitopes contained in the gastrointestinal-enzyme resistant 26-mer and 33-mer gluten peptides.

26-mer FLQPQQPFPQQPQQPYPQQPQQPFPQ
DQ2.5-glia-γ5 ----QQPFPQQPQ-------------
DQ2.5-glia-γ3 * ---------QQPQQPYPQ--------
DQ2.5-glia-γ4c * -----------------QQPQQPFPQ
33-mer LQLQPFPQPQLPYPQPQLPYPQPQLPYPQPQPF
DQ2.5-glia-α1a ----PFPQPQLPY--------------------
DQ2.5-glia-α1b -----------PYPQPQLPY-------------
DQ2.5-glia-α1b ------------------PYPQPQLPY------
DQ2.5-glia-α2 ------PQPQLPYPQ------------------
DQ2.5-glia-α2 -------------PQPQLPYPQ-----------
DQ2.5-glia-α2 --------------------PQPQLPYPQ----

The sequences of the 26-mer and 33-mer peptide are shown. Underneath, the position of the immunogenic epitopes is denoted

*the epitopes DQ8-glia-γ1a and DQ8-glia-γ1b are identical to epitopes DQ2.5-glia-γ4c respectively DQ2.5-glia-γ3