Type 1 diabetes results from the autoimmune destruction of insulin-producing pancreatic β-cells by cytotoxic T-lymphocytes (CTLs). In humans, few β-cell epitopes have been reported, thereby limiting the study of β-cell–specific CTLs in type 1 diabetes. To identify additional epitopes, HLA class I peptide affinity algorithms were used to identify a panel of peptides derived from the β-cell proteins islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP), islet-specific glucose-6-phosphatase catalytic subunit–related protein (IGRP), insulin, insulinoma-associated antigen 2 (IA-2), and phogrin that were predicted to bind HLA-A*0201. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells from 24 HLA-A*0201 recent-onset type 1 diabetic patients and 11 nondiabetic control subjects were evaluated for γ-interferon secretion in response to peptide stimulation in enzyme-linked immunospot assays. We identified peptides IAPP9-17, IGRP215-223, IGRP152-160, islet IA-2(172-180), and IA-2(482-490) as novel HLA-A*0201–restricted T-cell epitopes in type 1 diabetic patients. Interestingly, we observed a strong inverse correlation between the binding affinity of β-cell peptides to HLA-A*0201 and CTL responses against those peptides in recent-onset type 1 diabetic patients. In addition, we found that self-reactive CTLs with specificity for an insulin peptide are frequently present in healthy individuals. These data suggest that many β-cell epitopes are recognized by CTLs in recent-onset type 1 diabetic patients. These epitopes may be important in the pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes.
Type 1 diabetes arises from the selective destruction of pancreatic islet β-cells through a coordinated effort by T-cells of the immune system (1). Although both CD4+ and CD8+ T-cells are necessary for diabetes onset, cytotoxic T-lymphocytes (CTLs) are considered to be the major contributors to β-cell destruction (2,3). Self-reactive CTLs recognize short peptides displayed on the β-cell surface in the context of HLA class I molecules, and upon T-cell receptor activation, they induce β-cell apoptosis.
Despite the essential role of T-cells during diabetes progression, prediction of disease in humans has been based primarily on the presence of circulating autoantibodies to β-cell antigens, including insulin, GAD, and the protein tyrosine phosphatase insulinoma-associated antigen 2 (IA-2) (4,5). Because β-cell damage, precipitated by CTL attack, is likely to precede the development of a humoral response, we hypothesize that β-cell–specific CTLs may appear before autoantibodies are detectable and thus may provide an earlier and more accurate means of predicting disease development. Indeed, strategies to predict or prevent diabetes in NOD mice have been successfully predicated on identifying and modifying the β-cell–specific CTL response (6,7). The identification of HLA class I–restricted β-cell epitopes would enable the testing of similar strategies in humans.
To date, a limited number of HLA class I epitopes have been reported. The first two, GAD114-123 (8) and insulin B chain 22-30 (9), were chosen for study based on homology to known NOD CD4+ T-cell epitopes and then confirmed by culturing and expanding CD8+ T-cells in vitro from the peripheral blood of HLA-A*0201 and HLA-A*2402 type 1 diabetic patients, respectively. A limitation of in vitro stimulation and expansion is that the true in vivo frequency of peptide-specific CTLs cannot be determined. Using computer-based binding algorithms, we identified preproIAPP5-13 as an HLA-A*0201 epitope recognized by CTLs in individuals with recent-onset type 1 diabetes (10). In addition, Toma et al. (11) recently reported three peptide epitopes located in the proinsulin region that were predicted by proteasomal cleavage databases. In both of the latter studies, peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were tested directly ex vivo for their ability to recognize peptide, using γ-interferon (IFN-γ) enzyme-linked immunospot (ELISpot) assays.
In the current study, we used computer-based algorithms to predict candidate peptide epitopes from islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP), islet-specific glucose-6-phosphatase catalytic subunit–related protein (IGRP), insulin, IA-2, and IA-2β (phogrin). After determining HLA binding, we assessed IFN-γ secretion by PBMCs to a panel of 11 peptides in patients with recent-onset type 1 diabetes. Here, we report the identification of five additional HLA-A*0201–restricted β-cell epitopes derived from IAPP, IGRP, and IA-2.
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS
Peripheral blood samples were collected from patients with recent-onset type 1 diabetes (disease duration 1–182 days) as well as from healthy HLA-A*0201 control subjects with no family history of type 1 diabetes. PBMCs were isolated by density gradient centrifugation, using Ficoll-Paque PLUS (Amersham Bioscience, Sweden), and cryopreserved in 10% dimethylsulphoxide, 40% FCS, and 50% RPMI. HLA-A*0201–positive patients and control subjects were identified by flow cytometry (FACSCalibur; Becton Dickinson, San Diego, CA) using an aliquot of the cells stained with fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-conjugated anti–HLA-A2 mAb (BB7.2; Pharmingen, San Diego, CA). HLA typing was performed using PEL-FREEZ HLA A/B/C kits (Clinical Systems, Milwaukee). A total of 24 HLA-A*0201–positive (age [mean ± SD] 9.9 ± 5.1 years, range 1.4–17.7 years, 54% female) and 5 HLA-*0201–negative (10.2 ± 5.7, 4.4–16.4, 60%) type 1 diabetic patients as well as 11 HLA-A*0201 nondiabetic control subjects (24.3 ± 14.6, 7.3–44, 54.5%) were enrolled in the study. The study protocol was approved by the clinical research ethics board of the University of British Columbia. Parents of all participants provided written informed consent, and patients provided written assent.
Peptides.
Putative HLA-A*0201 CD8+ T-cell epitopes were predicted using the online programs SYFPEITHI (available at http://syfpeithi.bmi-heidelberg.com) (12,13) and National Institutes of Health, Center for Information Technology, BioInformatics and Molecular Analysis Section (BIMAS) HLA Peptide Binding Predictions (available at http://thr.cit.nih.gov/molbio/hla_bind/)(14). HLA-A*0201 control peptides used were the nucleocapsid epitope of hepatitis C virus (HCV; negative control, DLMGYIPLV) and a mix of immunodominant positive control viral peptides from influenza A matrix protein (GILGFVFTL), Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), EBV BMLF1 lytic cycle antigen (GLCTLVAML), and cytomegalovirus (CMV; NLVPMVATV). A peptide known to bind to HLA-B*0801 but not HLA-A*0201 (EBV BZLF1 antigen, RAKFKQLL) was used as a negative control. Predicted β-cell peptides and control peptides were synthesized by NAPS (the Nucleic Acid Protein Service) at the University of British Columbia, using automated fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl chemistry (432A; Applied Biosystems), and purified by reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography. Analytical high-performance liquid chromatography tracing and mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF) were performed for quality control.
Peptide binding assays.
The ability of peptides to bind HLA-A*0201 was confirmed by cell membrane stabilization of the HLA-A2 molecule in TAP (transporter associated with antigen processing)-deficient 174xCEM.T2 cells (15). Briefly, T2 cells were loaded with 50 μg/ml peptide during an overnight incubation at room temperature in the presence of 3 μg/ml β2m (Sigma-Aldrich, Oakville, ON, Canada) in serum-free medium (X-VIVO 10; BioWhittaker, Walkersville, MD) and then washed and stained with FITC-conjugated anti–HLA-A2 monoclonal antibody (BB7.2; Pharmingen). The surface HLA-A2 expression was measured by flow cytometry (FACSCalibur), and the mean fluorescence intensity was recorded. The high-affinity immunodominant HLA-A2 CMV peptide (14,16) was used as a positive control. Results of β-cell peptide binding to HLA-A*0201 are expressed as: percentage relative binding of the CMV peptide to HLA-A*0201 = 100 × [(MFI with given peptide − MFI without peptide)/(MFI with CMV/A2 peptide − MFI without peptide)], where MFI is the mean fluorescence intensity.
The temporal stability of peptide/HLA-A*0201 complexes was assessed as previously described (15). Briefly, T2 cells were cultured with synthetic peptides overnight at room temperature as performed for peptide binding assay. The following day, after removing peptide and adding emetine (10−4 mol/l; Sigma-Aldrich) to block protein synthesis, cells were incubated at 37°C for the indicated time periods. At each time point, an aliquot of cells was washed and stained with FITC-conjugated anti–HLA-A2 monoclonal antibody (BB7.2). Surface HLA-A2 expression was assessed by flow cytometry (FACSCalibur), and mean fluorescence intensity was recorded. The CMV peptide forms highly stable complexes with HLA-A*0201 and was used as a positive control. Results are expressed as: relative complex stability = 100 × [(MFI with given peptide − MFI without peptide)/(MFI with CMV peptide − MFI without peptide)], where MFI is the mean fluorescence intensity.
ELISpot assays.
IFN-γ ELISpot assays were performed as previously described (17). We precoated 96-well MAHA S4510 plates (Millipore, Bedford, MA) with anti–IFN-γ monoclonal antibody 1-DIK (Mabtech, Mariemont, OH) and blocked with complete medium containing FCS. Thawed PBMCs were added to wells in triplicate (2 × 105 cells per well) and incubated for 24 h in the absence or presence of peptide or phytohemagglutin (Invitrogen). IFN-γ secretion was detected with a second biotin-conjugated anti–IFN-γ monoclonal antibody (7-B6-1; Mabtech) followed by the addition of streptavidin-alkaline phosphatase (Mabtech). Spots were developed using an alkaline phosphatase–conjugated substrate kit (Bio-Rad Laboratories, Hercules, CA), counted by an automated ELISpot reader (Bio-Sys, Karben, Germany) and expressed as number of spots per 2 × 105 PBMCs after subtraction of the background values without peptide. The intra- and interassay coefficients of variation (CVs) were calculated as: SD/(mean × 100). For intra-assay CVs, we used the differences between triplicates of the number of IFN-γ–producing spots to calculate the CV. The intra-assay CVs calculated by analysis of 15 triplicates of two samples in one ELISpot plate performed in one assay were 10.7 and 11.3%, respectively. The interassay CVs determined from the mean of triplicate IFN-γ–producing spots of three samples in three independent ELISpot assays were 10.8, 11.7, and 15.15%, respectively.
Statistical analysis.
Prism 4 for Macintosh (Graphpad Software, San Diego, CA) was used for statistical analysis. Relationships between the binding ability of β-cell peptides to HLA-A*0201 and CTL responses to β-cell peptides in ELISpot assays were determined using paired Student’s t-tests for the correlation coefficient. P values <0.05 were considered significant.
RESULTS
β-Cell peptide binding to HLA-A*0201.
Five β-cell proteins and candidate autoantigens in type 1 diabetes, including IAPP, IGRP, insulin, IA-2, and IA-2β (phogrin), were analyzed using SYFPEITHI and BIMAS algorithms to identify 21 HLA-A*0201 candidate peptide epitopes for screening (Table 1). A threshold of 60 (BIMAS) or 20 (SYFPEITHI) resulted in a short list of the top 2% of peptides generated by both algorithms. The top 2% of peptides produced by the SYFPEITHI algorithm is thought to generate an 80% probability of identifying a naturally presented epitope (http://www.syfpeithi.de/Scripts/MHCServer.dll/Info.htm#scores). To determine whether the candidate peptides were able to bind HLA-A*0201 in vitro, the level of HLA-A*0201 surface expression on T2 cells after the addition of exogenous peptides was measured (15). Given that the greatest stability of HLA-A2, correlating with the highest affinity peptide binding, was observed using the CMV peptide, this binding level was set at 100% with all other peptides expressed relative to this level. As shown in Fig. 1C, insulin2, insulinB10, IA-2(172), IA-2(180), IA-2(482), phogrin331, and the control peptide HCV stabilized HLA-A2 expression at levels >80%. Peptides IAPP5, IAPP9, IGRP152, IGRP215, IGRP293, IA-2(277), IA-2(341), IA-2(359), IA-2(577), phogrin11, phogrin335, phogrin387, and phogrin893 resulted in intermediate (40–80%) expression of HLA-A2, whereas insulin C6, phogrin7, and the negative control peptide EBV/B8 bound poorly to HLA-A*0201 (≤40%). The relative binding affinities of β-cell peptides to HLA-A*0201 did not correlate with the binding affinities predicted by SYFPEITHI (r = 0.227) and BIMAS (r = 0.034) (data not shown).
Dissociation rate of β-cell peptides from HLA-A*0201.
Although at nonphysiological temperatures (≤23°C), high-affinity peptides stabilize HLA-A2 levels on the surface of T2 cells, previous literature suggests that these peptide/HLA complexes may dissociate at physiological temperatures (37°C) (18,19). Therefore, we assessed the stability of complexes formed with the candidate peptide epitopes and HLA-A2 on T2 cells over a 4-h period at 37°C. After peptide removal and addition of emetine to inhibit protein synthesis, T2 cells were cultured at 37°C, and HLA-A2 expression was determined at different incubation times using anti–HLA-A2 antibody. The stability of the various peptide/HLA-A2 complexes were then normalized relative to that observed for CMV/HLA-A2 complexes set as 100%. As shown in Fig. 3, peptide/HLA-A2 complexes formed with IA-2(182) and IA-2(482) were unstable, completely dissociating within 4 h of incubation at 37°C. Complexes of relatively low stability were observed for IGRP293, insulin2, and phogrin331 (∼20% dissociated in 4 h), whereas all of the remaining peptides tested—IAPP5, IAPP9, IGRP152, IGRP215, insulinB10, and IA-2(172)—produced HLA complexes that were stable over a 4-h period (<5% dissociation) (data not shown).
Recognition of β-cell peptides by PBMCs from patients with recent-onset type 1 diabetes.
The ability of the β-cell peptides to stimulate functional responses was tested next. PBMCs obtained from 24 HLA-A*0201 and 5 non–HLA-A*0201 patients with recent-onset type 1 diabetes and 11 HLA-A*0201 nondiabetic control subjects were assayed for peptide recognition by IFN-γ ELISpot assays. Based on our previous findings, we chose for study all peptide epitopes identified by our prediction algorithms for IAPP (IAPP9) (10) and IGRP (IGRP152, IGRP215, IGRP293) (7,20). With respect to the other predicted peptides, we limited our analysis to those that stabilized HLA-A*0201 expression at >80% of maximum levels, including insulin2, IA-2(172), IA-2(180), IA-2(482), and phogrin331. The previously reported epitopes IAPP5 (10) and insulin B chain 10-18 (11) were also studied. Because of the limited volume of blood available from our pediatric subjects, ELISpots were performed in separate studies using two sets of samples. We first assessed the recognition of IAPP and IGRP peptides by PBMCs of 19 HLA-A*0201 and 5 non–HLA-A*0201 recent-onset type 1 diabetic patients and 11 HLA-A*0201 nondiabetic control subjects. Next, we determined the PBMC responses against peptides IGRP293, insulin2, insulinB10, IA-2(172), IA-2(180), IA-2(482), and phogrin331 in 11 HLA-A*0201 and 5 non–HLA-A*0201 recent-onset type 1 diabetic patients and 10 HLA-A*0201 nondiabetic control subjects. Of the 11 patient samples analyzed in the second study, 6 used blood samples that were obtained and also analyzed in the first study because these samples had adequate numbers of frozen PBMCs for additional analysis.
In the first set of samples, PBMCs from ∼50% of the HLA-A*0201 recent-onset type 1 diabetic subjects but none of the control subjects, including non–HLA-A*0201 recent-onset type 1 diabetic subjects and HLA-A*0201 nondiabetic subjects, secreted IFN-γ in response to peptides IAPP5, IAPP9, IGRP152, and IGRP215 (Fig. 2B). None of the subjects responded to the control HCV peptide. The proportion of responsive type 1 diabetic subjects varied for each peptide (IAPP5: 7 of 19, 37%; IAPP9: 8 of 19, 37%; IGRP152: 8 of 19, 42%; and IGRP215: 13 of 19, 68%). In approximately one-third of the patients, the proportion of IFN-γ–secreting cells in response to the putative epitopes was comparable (20–50 spots per 2 × 105 PBMCs) to that observed with the positive control viral peptide mix. In the second panel of subjects, PBMCs from recent-onset type 1 diabetic patients demonstrated responses against insulinB10 (2 of 11, 18%), IA-2(172) (2 of 11, 18%), and IA-2(482) (3 of 11, 27%) (Fig. 2C). T-cell responses to IGRP293, IA-2(180), and phogrin331 could not be detected in diabetic patients nor in nondiabetic and non-HLA–matched control subjects. Interestingly, three of the five nondiabetic control subjects responded to the insulin2 peptide, but they did not respond to the other peptides.
β-Cell peptide-HLA affinity inversely correlates with the self-reactive T-cell response in patients with type 1 diabetes.
Of 11 β-cell peptides screened by IFN-γ ELISpot assays with PBMCs from 24 patients with recent-onset type 1 diabetes, CD8+ T-cell responses were detected against 7 peptides. As shown in Figs. 1 and 3, each of these peptides—IAPP5, IAPP9, IGRP152, IGRP215, insulinB10, IA-2(172), and IA-2(482)—had different relative binding affinities and dissociation rates. To determine whether a relationship exists between the affinity of peptide for HLA and the self-reactive CTL response, peptide binding affinities were plotted against the self-reactive ELISpot responses. This analysis revealed a strong inverse correlation between the relative binding affinity of β-cell peptides to HLA-A2 molecules and the average number of IFN-γ–producing spots per 2 × 105 PBMCs (P = 0.003, r = −0.958) (Fig. 4).
DISCUSSION
The affinity of peptide for major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I is one critical factor determining peptide presentation and immune response by cognate CTLs (21). Our data are consistent with previous literature in the mouse model (22), in that the predicted binding affinity of β-cell peptides to HLA-A*0201 did not correlate well with the actual binding affinity. Thus, the actual affinity of peptides IA-2(172), IA-2(180), and phogrin331 was higher than that of IA-2(341), IA-2(359), phogrin7, and phogrin893, despite the higher predicted binding scores. The discrepancy between the predicted and actual binding affinities of candidate β-cell epitopes is likely attributable to the fact that the three-dimensional structure of the peptide-HLA interaction cannot be accurately determined by existing algorithms. Nonetheless, computer-based prediction algorithms are helpful for identifying a pool of candidate epitopes in known target proteins that require confirmation of binding in vitro (23).
In this study, we identified 7 (of 11 tested) HLA-A*0201–restricted β-cell peptides recognized by CD8+ T-cells in recent-onset type 1 diabetic patients. Five of these peptides—IAPP9, IGRP152, IGRP215, IA-2(172), and IA-2(482)—have not been previously reported and represent novel type 1 diabetes autoepitopes. In addition to the IAPP5 epitope, which has previously been reported, we observed that more than one-third of the recent-onset type 1 diabetic patients responded to a second IAPP-derived peptide, IAPP9. MHC class I tetramer staining has previously identified IGRP-reactive T-cells as predominant in islets and peripheral blood of NOD mice (6,7,20). Our study indicates that human T-cells specific for IGRP epitopes are also found in recent-onset type 1 diabetic patients.
In addition to epitope identification, we observed a strong inverse relationship between β-cell peptide binding to HLA-A*0201 and the corresponding self-reactive CD8+ T-cell response, as measured by IFN-γ spot–forming cells. Thus, CTL recognition of peptides with intermediate (lesser) HLA-binding affinity—IAPP5, IAPP9, IGRP152, and IGRP215—was significantly greater than that of peptides with higher HLA-binding affinity—insulin2, IA-2(172), and IA-2(482). This observed correlation is consistent with findings in the mouse model of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis, in which the capacity of peptides to induce experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis correlates inversely with their affinity for MHC (24). This phenomenon may be explained by the incomplete deletion of autoreactive T-cells that recognize epitopes with lower binding affinity (25). Another factor that may play a role in CTL recognition of (self) β-cell peptides in the periphery is the HLA-peptide dissociation rate. Rapid peptide dissociation from HLA-A*0201 may lead to a paucity of specific peptide/HLA-A*0201 complexes at the surface of the cell, insufficient for recognition and triggering of circulating T-cells. For example, IA-2(180), which rapidly dissociates from HLA-A2, had a near complete lack of self-reactive CTL response in any patient studied.
Insulin is clearly an important autoepitope in type 1 diabetes (26,27), and proinsulin-derived epitopes are targets of T-cells in both diabetic and prediabetic subjects (28,29). We observed that in addition to recent-onset patients, a significant number of nondiabetic control subjects also exhibited CD8+ T-cell responses to the peptide insulin2. This finding is similar to other reports of CTL recognition of an IA-2–derived peptide (30) and CD4+ T-cell recognition of a class II–restricted GAD peptide (31) present in healthy individuals. The importance of this observation is unclear. In our study, an insulin peptide, insulinB10, was recognized by 2 of 11 recent-onset type 1 diabetic patients, consistent with results of a recent study in which 4 of 10 recent-onset patients with type 1 diabetes demonstrated CD8+ T-cell responses against the same peptide (11). Given the considerable interest in insulin as the primary inciting autoantigen in both the NOD mouse model of type 1 diabetes (26) and humans (32), further study of the CTL response to the proinsulin-derived peptides in humans is clearly needed.
Our findings correlate remarkably well with those of Standifer et al. (33) who found, using samples from a separate cohort and assayed by granzyme B ELISpots in a independent laboratory, that peptides IAPP9, IGRP152, and IGRP215 represent novel epitopes in recent-onset type 1 diabetic subjects. Given the difficulty encountered to date in standardizing and replicating ELISpot assays, the comparable findings obtained by two separate groups is reassuring and increases the likelihood that these identified epitopes are truly representative of recent-onset type 1 diabetic patients. Although definitive quantification of β-cell–specific CTLs awaits the availability of MHC class I tetramers with sufficient sensitivity to detect β-cell–reactive CTLs in humans, our findings suggest that standardization of ELISpots is possible and may be used for detection and enumeration of self-reactive T-cells in peripheral blood.
In summary, we have identified IAPP9-17, IGRP152-160, IGRP215-223, IA-2(172-180), and IA-2(482-490) as HLA-A*0201–restricted CD8+ T-cell epitopes in patients with recent-onset type 1 diabetes. In addition, we observed a strong inverse correlation between the affinity of β-cell peptides for HLA-A*0201 and self-reactive CD8+ T-cell responses. Finally, we confirmed the presence of CTLs in recent-onset type 1 diabetic patients that recognize the previously reported β-cell epitopes IAPP5-13 and insulin B10-18, and we confirmed that insulin peptide–specific autoreactive CD8+ T-cells are present in healthy individuals. The identification of these epitopes is an important first step toward understanding their potential role in the pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes and their possible value in the future prediction of this disease.
Peptide . | Protein . | Position . | Sequence . | SYFPEITHI . | BIMAS . |
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IAPP5 | IAPP | 5–13 | KLQVFLIVL | 26 | 268 |
IAPP9 | IAPP | 9–17 | FLIVLSVAL | 27 | 98 |
IGRP152 | IGRP | 152–160 | FLWSVFMLI | 20 | 5676 |
IGRP215 | IGRP | 215–223 | FLFAVGFYL | 22 | 11598 |
IGRP293 | IGRP | 293–301 | RLLCALTSL | 28 | 182 |
Insulin2 | Insulin | 2–10 | ALWMRLLPL | 28 | 408 |
InsulinB10 | Insulin | B10–B18 | HLVEALYLV | 27 | 22.3 |
InsulinC6 | Insulin | C6–C14 | DLQVGQVEL | 25 | 1.6 |
IA-2(172) | IA-2 | 172–180 | SLSPLQAEL | 29 | 21 |
IA-2(180) | IA-2 | 180–188 | LLPPLLEHL | 29 | 41 |
IA-2(277) | IA-2 | 277–285 | GLLYLAQEL | 25 | 79 |
IA-2(341) | IA-2 | 341–349 | VLAGYGVEL | 30 | 36.3 |
IA-2(359) | IA-2 | 359–367 | TLLTLLQLL | 27 | 182 |
IA-2(482) | IA-2 | 482–490 | SLAAGVKLL | 29 | 49 |
IA-2(577) | IA-2 | 577–585 | VLLTLVALA | 24 | 72 |
Phogrin7 | Phogrin | 7–15 | LLLLLLLLL | 30 | 309 |
Phogrin11 | Phogrin | 11–19 | LLLLLPPRV | 26 | 437 |
Phogrin331 | Phogrin | 331–339 | GMAELMAGL | 27 | 146 |
Phogrin335 | Phogrin | 335–343 | LMAGLMQGV | 26 | 196 |
Phogrin387 | Phogrin | 387–395 | RLYQEVHRL | 26 | 157 |
Phogrin893 | Phogrin | 893–901 | SLLDFRRKV | 28 | 802 |
Peptide . | Protein . | Position . | Sequence . | SYFPEITHI . | BIMAS . |
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IAPP5 | IAPP | 5–13 | KLQVFLIVL | 26 | 268 |
IAPP9 | IAPP | 9–17 | FLIVLSVAL | 27 | 98 |
IGRP152 | IGRP | 152–160 | FLWSVFMLI | 20 | 5676 |
IGRP215 | IGRP | 215–223 | FLFAVGFYL | 22 | 11598 |
IGRP293 | IGRP | 293–301 | RLLCALTSL | 28 | 182 |
Insulin2 | Insulin | 2–10 | ALWMRLLPL | 28 | 408 |
InsulinB10 | Insulin | B10–B18 | HLVEALYLV | 27 | 22.3 |
InsulinC6 | Insulin | C6–C14 | DLQVGQVEL | 25 | 1.6 |
IA-2(172) | IA-2 | 172–180 | SLSPLQAEL | 29 | 21 |
IA-2(180) | IA-2 | 180–188 | LLPPLLEHL | 29 | 41 |
IA-2(277) | IA-2 | 277–285 | GLLYLAQEL | 25 | 79 |
IA-2(341) | IA-2 | 341–349 | VLAGYGVEL | 30 | 36.3 |
IA-2(359) | IA-2 | 359–367 | TLLTLLQLL | 27 | 182 |
IA-2(482) | IA-2 | 482–490 | SLAAGVKLL | 29 | 49 |
IA-2(577) | IA-2 | 577–585 | VLLTLVALA | 24 | 72 |
Phogrin7 | Phogrin | 7–15 | LLLLLLLLL | 30 | 309 |
Phogrin11 | Phogrin | 11–19 | LLLLLPPRV | 26 | 437 |
Phogrin331 | Phogrin | 331–339 | GMAELMAGL | 27 | 146 |
Phogrin335 | Phogrin | 335–343 | LMAGLMQGV | 26 | 196 |
Phogrin387 | Phogrin | 387–395 | RLYQEVHRL | 26 | 157 |
Phogrin893 | Phogrin | 893–901 | SLLDFRRKV | 28 | 802 |
R.T. and C.P. contributed equally to this study.
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Article Information
This work was supported by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRF; 5-2004-538 to R.T. and C.P.) and the National Institutes of Health (FY04.062.020 to R.T. and C.P.). Q.O. is a recipient of a JDRF postdoctoral fellowship award, and R.T. is a Michael Smith Foundation Senior Scholar.
We are grateful to Lisa Hennan and Pamela Lutley for patient recruitment and to Dr. Lisa Xu (FACS Core), Xiaoxia Wang, Brian Chung, and I-Fang Lee for their comments and assistance.