Method for screening peptides for use in immunotherapy

Details Method for screening peptides for use in immunotherapy Method for screening peptides for use in immunotherapy

2008-09-16

2008-09-16

Navarro, Mark (Department: 1645)

Chemistry: natural resins or derivatives; peptides or proteins;

Peptides of 3 to 100 amino acid residues

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ABSTRACT:
Identifying subdominant/cryptic epitopes (I) that are presented by a HLA (human leukocyte antigen) Class I molecule, is new. Identifying subdominant/cryptic epitopes (I) that are presented by a HLA (human leukocyte antigen) Class I molecule comprising selecting at least one peptide (II) of 8-11 amino acids (aa), potentially representing an epitope for Class I presentation, from a protein against which a cytotoxic T cell (CTL) response is to be raised. (II) corresponds to a non-immunogenic peptide with low affinity for Class I molecules. Variants (IIa) of (II) are prepared in which the N-terminal aa is replaced by Tyr and their immunogenicity detected by identifying those that generate a CTL response against target cells expressing the parent protein. Peptide sequences from which active (IIa) are derived are then identified. Independent claims are also included for the following: (1) immunogenic peptide epitopes (IIa) derived from (I) identified this way; and (2) nucleic acid (III) that encodes chimeric polypeptides (IV) containing one or more, same or different, copies of (IIa).

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