GAKG-RGEKG an Epitope That Provokes Immune Cross-Reactivity between<i> Prevotella </i>sp. and Human Collagen: Evidence of Molecular Mimicry in Chronic Periodontitis

<table class="algorithm-group"><tr><td><table class="algorithm" id="figbox2"><tr><td colspan="2">&gt;gi|260912023|ref|ZP_05918585.1| conserved hypothetical protein [<i>Prevotella</i> sp. oral taxon 472 str. F0295]</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">MHHDIMNCNNNRGLTPLARKNYNEDFYVRLRLGTEGNHKPFPDGDFTVIFTSTGGGRYTCGCEN</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">GALTNCKVNPDGTATCFIQGGNLEVGTLKAEVRIMQDDPNFPSGKRRDVLFPDGVIELVTGASSFD</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">DVQMEVAMNYAIVSAYELAVKKGYQGTQEEFYATFSELTKTMNSTKETAKGLQTKLEEVTSKW</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">ENLNTSITDKLSTIKDGKSAYELAKEHGFVGTAEEWLASLKGERGERGEQGVQGQKGEQGARGE</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">QGLRGLQGEQGQKGDT<i>GAKG </i><b><i>D</i> </b><i>RGEKG</i>QTGDRGLKGDKGDTGWLALVNHGTADTTFTLTPNAM</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">HVWGEVAQLTLTLGAPMPNVVNEYAFEFQSPTTPTNLSVPSTLKWYNNYTPTIRAGKRYQASIVN</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">DVIIMGEIEI</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>The sequence of aa of the <i>Prevotella</i> sp. protein. The peptide of similar characteristics in human collagen type 1 protein and <i>Prevotella</i> sp. protein is observed in italic.</div>

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Box 2: GAKG-RGEKG an Epitope That Provokes Immune Cross-Reactivity between<i> Prevotella </i>sp. and Human Collagen: Evidence of Molecular Mimicry in Chronic Periodontitis 

Box 2 | GAKG-RGEKG an Epitope That Provokes Immune Cross-Reactivity between Prevotella sp. and Human Collagen: Evidence of Molecular Mimicry in Chronic Periodontitis 