title: Human collagen II peptide 256-271 preferentially binds to HLA-DR molecules associated with susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis.
abstract: The binding ability of 23 overlapping peptides, all derived from the CB11 fragment of CII, was tested on several HLA-DR molecules associated or not with disease susceptibility. These experiments were performed on a variety of cells expressing different HLA-DR molecules, using both indirect and direct binding assays. The CII (256-271) fragment was shown to bind to a restricted population among which the HLA-DR molecules associated with susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis. The results also clearly indicate that the binding specificity of CII (256-271), among the DR4 molecules, is controlled by the nature of the HLA-DR molecule beta-chain residues 71 and 74, residues previously shown by X-ray crystallography to be involved in the HLA-DR/peptide interaction. The human CII (256-271) peptide is thus likely to play a role in the disease process.
authors.affiliation: U. 395 INSERM, IFR 30 "INSERM-UPS-CNRS-CHU", CHU Purpan, F-31300 Toulouse, France.
authors.forename: B Y
authors.initials: BY
authors.lastname: Diab
authors.forename: N C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Lambert
authors.forename: F E
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: L'Faqihi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Loubet-Lescoulié
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: de Préval
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Coppin
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D001665:Binding Sites; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D003094:Collagen / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D016056:Immunodominant Epitopes / Q000276:immunology; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D011485:Protein Binding; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D006684:HLA-DR Antigens; D016056:Immunodominant Epitopes; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D003094:Collagen