Ganglioside GM1-binding peptides as adjuvants of antigens inoculated by the intranasal route

Forty-five GM1-binding peptides were identified using phage-displayed peptides libraries of random peptides. Most have a motif containing a hydrophobic amino acid followed by a serine (S). Based on a GM1-binding assays, two of these GM1-binding peptides (named 15 and 40) were chosen to investigate i...

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Autores principales: Montaner, A.D., De Nichilo, A., Elias, F., Rodríguez, J.M., Fló, J.M., López, R.A., Zorzopulos, J., Frank, R.
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_0264410X_v24_n11_p1889_Montaner
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Sumario:Forty-five GM1-binding peptides were identified using phage-displayed peptides libraries of random peptides. Most have a motif containing a hydrophobic amino acid followed by a serine (S). Based on a GM1-binding assays, two of these GM1-binding peptides (named 15 and 40) were chosen to investigate its immunostimulatory properties when chemically coupled to antigens. Mice intra-nasally (i.n.) vaccinated with some of these complexes developed a better local and systemic antibody response than mice i.n. vaccinated with the respective uncoupled antigens. The efficiency of the complex GM 1-binding peptide-antigen strongly depends on the composition and structure of both of the components of the complex. © 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.