title: Mimotope vaccines for cancer immunotherapy.
abstract: Cancer vaccines need to be designed to effectively induce tumor-specific CD8(+) T cells, the key effector cells in immune responses against tumors. These T cells recognize peptides generated from cellular proteins by limited proteolysis, and bound and presented at cell surfaces by MHC class I molecules. Mimotopes, mimetics of T cell epitopes, have been derived from known epitopes by sequence modification, or developed de novo using combinatorial peptide libraries to scan the entire sequence space for peptides that induce the desired T cell responses. Mimotopes of both types have been tested in clinical vaccination trials for treatment of cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Allergy, Clinical Research Group Tumor Immunology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Humboldt University, D-10098 Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Tumenjargal
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sharav
authors.forename: Karl-Heinz
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Wiesmüller
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Walden
mesh_terms: D019496:Cancer Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000276:immunology; D020650:Combinatorial Chemistry Techniques; D018984:Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007167:Immunotherapy; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy*; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry; D014611:Vaccination / Q000379:methods; D014614:Vaccines, Synthetic / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D019496:Cancer Vaccines; D018984:Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte; D010455:Peptides; D014614:Vaccines, Synthetic