HLA Epitopes: The Targets of Monoclonal and Alloantibodies Defined

Table 5

MICA epitopes.

Epitope number	MICA antigens sharing epitope	aa/position define epitope^a	rMICA cells used for adsorption/elution
6001	, 012, 018	(24T)
6002	, 002, 004, 007, 009, 012, 018, 027	91Q	ND
6003	, 009	122V	ND
6004	, 004, 009	(36Y)/129V/173E
6005		91R	ND
6006		181R	ND
6007		213I/251R	ND

ND: not done; amino acids not exposed on the surface of the MICA antigen are shown between parentheses; ^apossible alternative epitope definitions are separated by “/”; epitopes.