Immunogenic hla-a2 supermotif-restricted peptides

Abstract From the Canadian patent

Methods to design vaccines which are effective in individuals bearing A2 supertype alleles are described. Single amino acid substitution analogs of known A2-supertype binding peptides, and large peptide libraries were utilized to rigorously define the peptide binding specificities of A2-supertype molecules. While each molecule was noted to have unique preferences large , overlaps in specificity were found. The presence of the hydrophobic and aliphatic residues L, I, V, M, A, T, and Q in positon 2 of peptide ligands was commonly tolerated by A2-supertype molecules. L I, V, M, A, and T were , tolerated at the C-terminus. While examination of secondary influences on peptide binding …