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Table 1 Hybridoma response to amino- and carboxy-terminal truncated peptides of HC gp-39(263–275)

From: Identification of an altered peptide ligand based on the endogenously presented, rheumatoid arthritis-associated, human cartilage glycoprotein-39(263–275) epitope: an MHC anchor variant peptide for immune modulation

    

Hybridoma response (SI)

Compound

HC gp-39

Sequence

HLA-DR binding IC50 (μM)

5G11

8B12

14G11

20H5

    

Vβ10b

Vβ10b

Vβ6

Vβ10b

1

263–275

RSFTLASSETGVG

0.12

13

9

15

26

2

263–274

RSFTLASSETGV 

0.09

7

8

10

22

3

263–273

RSFTLASSETG  

0.20

2

5

5

15

4

263–272

RSFTLASSET   

7.0

1

1

1

2

5

264–275

 SFTLASSETGVG

0.09

12

10

15

27

6

265–275

  FTLASSETGVG

0.11

11

6

8

24

7

266–275

   TLASSETGVG

>100

1

1

1

5

8

267–275

    LASSETGVG

>100

1

1

1

1

9

264–274

 SFTLASSETGV 

0.12

ND

7

13

22

  1. Binding of peptides to HLA-DR4(B1*0401) was determined in a competition binding assay. IC50 = 50% inhibitory concentration. IC50 < 1 μM = high affinity binder; IC50 between 1 and 10 μM = good binder; IC50 between 10 and 100 μM = intermediate binder; IC50 between 100 and 1,000 μM = poor binder. The decimals do not reflect the accuracy of the data but represent the calculated geometric means obtained in two experiments. The HLA-DRB1*0401 expressing B lymphoblastoid cell line was used as a source of antigen-presenting cells. Background values for hybridomas 5G11, 8B12, 14G11 and 20H5 were 8,147, 7,470, 8,598 and 35,749 mean fluorescence units/counts, respectively. Hybridoma IL-2 response is expressed as stimulation index (SI) calculated as the ratio of mean fluorescence counts of antigen-stimulated cultures and control cultures. Values in bold are considered positive (SI > 2). Data are representative of at least three independent experiments. ND, not determined.