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Table 4 Comparison of the ability of peptides of varying length, based on the amino terminal sequence of myelin basic protein, to bind I-A u

From: Quantitative Analysis of Peptides from Myelin Basic Protein Binding to the MHC Class II Protein, I-Au, Which Confers Susceptibility to Experimental Allergic Encephalomyelitis

  

I-A u IC 50 (nM)

MBP Ac 1–11 A2,7–11

AcAAQKRPAAAAACOO

36,000

MBP Ac 1–11 A2,4,7–11

AcAAQ ARPAAAAACOO

240

MBP Ac 1–11 A2,7–11Y4

AcAAQYRPAAAAACOO

80

MBP Ac 1–8 A2,4,7,8

AcAAQARPAACOO

500

MBP Ac 1–8 A2,7,8Y4

AcAAQYRPAACOO

60

MBP Ac 1–7 A2,7

AcAAQKRPACOO

>100,000

MBP Ac 1–7 A2,4,7

AcAAQARPACOO

5,500

MBP Ac 1–7 A2,7Y4

AcAAQYRPACOO

60

MBP Ac 1–6 A2

AcAAQKRPCOO

>100,000

MBP Ac 1–6 A2,4

AcAAQARPCOO

>100,000

MBP Ac 1–6 A2Y4

AcAAQYRPCOO

>100,000

MBP Ac 1–7 A2,7Y4

AcAAQYRPACONH2

300