Encephalitogenic activity of the N-terminal part of bovine myelin basic protein in rabbits

The disease-inducing activity of the N-terminal part (residues 1-42) of bovine myelin basic protein in rabbits is localized to two regions. One encephalitogenic determined probably incorporates at least one of the lysine residues (Nos. 4 and 11); the other is within residues 20-36. It is concluded that region 1-42 shows a comparably strong degree of encephalitogenicity for rabbits.