Abstract
A series of dimeric peptides derived from a conserved HLA Class I hexapeptide sequence have been synthesized and tested for their ability to inhibit T cell-mediated lysis and to disrupt membranes. Structure-activity studies of the C-N/N-C dimer show that activity is especially sensitive to substitution of isoleucine residues. The results further define and delimit the basis for activity by HLA-derived peptides.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 37-40 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 7 1997 |
Funding
Acknowledgment. This work was supported by a Program Project Grant from the National Institutes of Health (1P01AI35125, A.M.K., Project Director). E.J.S. was supported in part by a Public Health Services Training Grant (5T32GM07365). J.E.G. was supported by a predoctoral fellowship from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Mass spectra were obtained at the UCSF Center for Mass Spectrometry (A.L. Burlingame, Director), supported by the Biomedical Research Technology Program of the NIH NCRR. References and Notes
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Medicine
- Molecular Biology
- Pharmaceutical Science
- Drug Discovery
- Clinical Biochemistry
- Organic Chemistry