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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-1-23
pubmed:abstractText
The identification of class II binding peptide epitopes from autoimmune disease-related antigens is an essential step in the development of antigen-specific immune modulation therapy. In the case of type 1 diabetes, T cell and B cell reactivity to the autoantigen glutamic acid decarboxylase 65 (GAD65) is associated with disease development in humans and in nonobese diabetic (NOD) mice. In this study, we identify two DRB1*0401-restricted T cell epitopes from human GAD65, 274-286, and 115-127. Both peptides are immunogenic in transgenic mice expressing functional DRB1*0401 MHC class II molecules but not in nontransgenic littermates. Processing of GAD65 by antigen presenting cells (APC) resulted in the formation of DRB1*0401 complexes loaded with either the 274-286 or 115-127 epitopes, suggesting that these naturally derived epitopes may be displayed on APC recruited into pancreatic islets. The presentation of these two T cell epitopes in the islets of DRB1*0401 individuals who are at risk for type 1 diabetes may allow for antigen-specific recruitment of regulatory cells to the islets following peptide immunization.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0021-9738
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
98
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2597-603
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:8958223-Alleles, pubmed-meshheading:8958223-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:8958223-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:8958223-Autoantibodies, pubmed-meshheading:8958223-B-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:8958223-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:8958223-Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, pubmed-meshheading:8958223-Epitopes, pubmed-meshheading:8958223-Genes, MHC Class II, pubmed-meshheading:8958223-Glutamate Decarboxylase, pubmed-meshheading:8958223-HLA-DR Antigens, pubmed-meshheading:8958223-HLA-DRB1 Chains, pubmed-meshheading:8958223-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:8958223-Lymphocyte Activation, pubmed-meshheading:8958223-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:8958223-Mice, Inbred NOD, pubmed-meshheading:8958223-Mice, Transgenic, pubmed-meshheading:8958223-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:8958223-Peptide Fragments, pubmed-meshheading:8958223-Recombinant Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:8958223-T-Lymphocytes
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Naturally processed T cell epitopes from human glutamic acid decarboxylase identified using mice transgenic for the type 1 diabetes-associated human MHC class II allele, DRB1*0401.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Autoimmune Diseases Research, Merck Research Laboratories, Rahway, New Jersey 07065-0900, USA. linda_wicker@merck.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't