El mapeo de epítopos utilizando inmunopeptidómicos revela nuevos epítopos de células T CD8 inmunodominantes del

Akhila Balasubramanian1, Marek Prachar2, Birgit Klaproth2

  • 1Lilly Research Laboratories, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, United States.

Frontiers in immunology
|August 27, 2025
PubMed
Resumen

Este estudio revela que los péptidos cápsidos de virus adeno-asociados (AAV) presentes de forma natural, identificados a través de la proteómica de péptidos MHC-asociados (MAPPs), provocan respuestas distintas de las células T CD8 en comparación con los péptidos superpuestos tradicionales, identificando nuevos epítopos para mejorar la seguridad de la terapia génica AAV.

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