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MHC allele-specific binding of a malaria peptide makes it become promiscuous on fitting a glycine residue into pocket 6.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 18 Jul 2003
Vargas Luis Eduardo, Parra Carlos Alberto, Salazar Luz Mary, Guzmán Fanny, Pinto Martha, Patarroyo Manuel E
Abstract excerpt
Peptide 1585 (EVLYLKPLAGVYRSLKKQLE) has a highly conserved amino-acid sequence located in the Plasmodium falciparum main merozoite surface protein (MSP-1) C-terminal region, required for merozoite entry into human erythrocytes and therefore represents a vaccine candidate for P. falciparum malaria. Original sequence-specific binding to five HLA DRB1* alleles (0101, 0102, 0401, 0701, and 1101) revealed this...
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