Structural requirements for binding of an immunodominant myelin basic protein peptide to DR2 isotypes and for its recognition by human T cell clones.
Wucherpfennig KW, Sette A, Southwood S, Oseroff C, Matsui M, Strominger JL, Hafler DA. Structural requirements for binding of an immunodominant myelin basic protein peptide to DR2 isotypes and for its recognition by human T cell clones. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 1994, 179: 279-290. PMID: 7505801, PMCID: PMC2191316, DOI: 10.1084/jem.179.1.279.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceClone CellsHaplotypesHLA-DR2 AntigenHumansImmunodominant EpitopesMolecular Sequence DataMyelin Basic ProteinPeptide FragmentsSequence Homology, Amino AcidT-LymphocytesConceptsT cell clonesMyelin basic proteinMultiple sclerosisCell clonesT cellsImmunodominant myelin basic protein peptideMBP-reactive T cellsMajor histocompatibility complex class IIDR2 haplotypeHistocompatibility complex class IIImmunodominant T cell epitopesHuman T cell clonesAutoreactive T cellsReactive T cellsT cell epitopesMyelin basic protein peptideT cell stimulationT cell receptorMS patientsDRB1 moleculesDR2 antigenRestriction elementsCell epitopesTarget antigenClass II