Research Article

Prediction of B-Cell Epitopes in Listeriolysin O, a Cholesterol Dependent Cytolysin Secreted by Listeria monocytogenes

Table 2

Comparison of epitope conservancy between LLO (L. monocytogenes) and ivanolysin O (L. ivanovii). All epitopes were 16 amino acids in length.

NumberEpitope sequenceAmino acid identity of LLO and ivanolysin (%)

1NISIWGTTLYPKYSNK68.8
2HGDAVTNVPPRKGYKD62.5
3TFNRETPGVPIAYTTN68.8
4NEIVQHKNWSENNKSK68.8
5WDEVNYDPEGNEIVQH68.8
6SEYIETTSKAYTDGKI93.8
7SSMAPPASPPASPKTP87.5
8AAVSGKSVSGDVELTN62.5
9IDLPGMTNQDNKIVVK75
10TKEQLQALGVNAENPP93.8
11DGKINIDHSGGYVAQF81.3