This peptide is amino acids 13 to 23 fragment of the insulin B chain. Insulin is an important autoantigen in the pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes. This sequence represents an important T cell epitope for islet-infiltrating T cells in NOD mice.
Storage
-20°C
References
Lee, K. et al. Nat. Immunol. 2, 501 (2001).
Molecular Weight
1209.4
Sequence (One-Letter Code)
EALYLVCGERG
Sequence (Three-Letter Code)
H - Glu - Ala - Leu - Tyr - Leu - Val - Cys - Gly - Glu - Arg - Gly - OH
