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Promiscuous Recognition of a Trypanosoma cruzi CD8+ T Cell Epitope among HLA-A2, HLA-A24 and HLA-A1 Supertypes in Chagasic Patients.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Lasso Paola, Beltrán Lina, Guzmán Fanny, Rosas Fernando, Thomas M Carmen, López Manuel Carlos, González John Mario, Cuéllar Adriana, Puerta Concepción J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: TcTLE is a nonamer peptide from Trypanosoma cruzi KMP-11 protein that is conserved among different parasite strains and that is presented by different HLA-A molecules from the A2 supertype. Because peptides presented by several major histocompatibility complex (MHC) supertypes are potential targets for immunotherapy, the aim of this study was to determine whether MHC molecules other than the A2...
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