. 2019 Aug 2;7(4):10.1128/microbiolspec.gpp3-0045-2018. doi: 10.1128/microbiolspec.gpp3-0045-2018

TABLE 4.

M5 protein sequences that produce myocarditis in mice^a

Peptide	Amino acid sequence	Residues
A repeat region
NT4	GLKTENEGLKTENEGLKTE	40-58
NT5	KKEHEAENDKLKQQRDTL	59-76
NT6	QRDTLSTQKETLEREVQN	72-89
B repeat region
B1A	TRQELANKQQESKENEKAL	111-129
B3B	GALKQELAKKDEANKISD	202-219

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NT4 produced myocarditis in BALB/c (32) and MRL/++ (116) mice. The other peptides shown produced myocarditis in BALB/c mice. (Reproduced from Effects of Microbes on the Immune System with permission from Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.)