Patent ID: 6413935
Filing Date: 2002-07-02
Classification: A61K,C07K,C12N

Abstract:
A composition for eliciting an immune response to an immunogen, the composition comprising a pan DR binding oligopeptide of less than about 50 residues and the immunogen,the pan DR binding oligopeptide comprising a peptide of the formula R1-R2-R3-R4-R5, wherein: R1 is a D- or an L-amino acid followed by lysine; R2 is selected from the group consisting of cyclohexylalanine, tyrosine, or phenylalanine; R3 is 3 or 4 amino acids, wherein each amino acid is independently selected from the group consisting of alanine, isoleucine, serine and valine; R4 is selected from the group consisting of threonine-leucine-lysine, lysine-threonine, or tryptophan-threonine-leucine-lysine; and R5 consists of 2 to 4 amino acids followed by a D- or an L-amino acid wherein each of the 2 to 4 amino acids is independently selected from the group consisting of alanine, serine, and valine.