Table 2.
Amino acid sequences of the pooled peptides
| Peptide no. | Sequencea | Start position | MHC I peptide binding scoreb |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 mer-1 | QFKDNVILL | 346 | 1382 |
| 9 mer-2 | VWVATEGAL | 132 | 576 |
| 17 | PDDQIGYYRRATRRV | 81 | 500 |
| 66 | TPSGTWLTYHGAIKL | 326 | 400 |
| 25 | SLPYGANKEGIVWVA | 121 | 345 |
| 63 | SASAFFGMSRIGMEV | 311 | 120 |
| 23 | FYYLGTGPEASLPYG | 111 | 120 |
| 32 | AATVLQLPQGTTLPK | 156 | 115 |
The bold letters represent the computer-predicted H-2Kd-restricted peptide on SARS CoV N protein.
The score of MHC class I binding peptides were predicted by a computer-based program on the web site of the BioInformatics and Molecular Analysis Section [12].