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Naturally processed and presented epitopes of the islet cell autoantigen IA-2 eluted from HLA-DR4.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 Nov 1999
Peakman M, Stevens E J, Lohmann T, Narendran P, Dromey J, Alexander A, Tomlinson A J, Trucco M, Gorga J C, Chicz R M
Abstract excerpt
During immune responses, antigen-presenting cells (APCs) process antigens and present peptide epitopes complexed with human leukocyte antigen (HLA) molecules. CD4 cells recognize these naturally processed and presented epitopes (NPPEs) bound to HLA class II molecules. Epitope identification is important for developing diagnostic and therapeutic tools for immune-mediated diseases and providing insight into their...
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