title: Synthesis of linear and comb-like peptide constructs containing up to four copies of a T cell epitope and their capacity to stimulate T cells.
abstract: Polypeptide constructs containing up to four copies of the T cell epitope 306-318 of influenza virus haemagglutinin have been synthesized on solid phase. Between the copies, a non-natural PEG-based spacer amino acid has been introduced. The oligomeric epitopes were analysed by RP-HPLC and ES-MS. The arrangement of the epitopes within the peptide constructs was either linear or comb-like. The proliferative response in a T helper cell assay induced by these oligomerized epitopes has been tested, showing that the linearly arranged epitopes are more effective than the comb-like oligomers.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Tübingen, Germany.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mack
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Falk
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Rötzschke
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Walk
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Strominger
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jung
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology; D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology*; D002455:Cell Division; D002460:Cell Line; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D018984:Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000276:immunology*; D019267:Hemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza Virus / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007963:Leukocytes, Mononuclear / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D010455:Peptides / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology*; D011487:Protein Conformation; D020449:Repetitive Sequences, Amino Acid / Q000276:immunology*; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D000956:Antigens, Viral; D018984:Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte; D019267:Hemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza Virus; D010455:Peptides