Structure-activity studies of CTL inhibitory peptides derived from HLA class I molecules

Erich J. Schwartz, Jodi Goldberg, Carol Clayberger, Alan M. Krensky, John H. Griffin*

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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 languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)37-40
Number of pages4
JournalBioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters
Volume7
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 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

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