Alanine scanning of epitopes along with their half-maximal effective concentration. EC50 (ng/mL) values determined using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.
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EC50, original epitope
Amino acid
Y
L
N
R
G
D
R
W
I
Q
D
E
I
E
F
G
Y
Anti-PAD2 mAb S4
6.12
42.72
1.68 × 107
N.D.
105.90
9.17
4.45
Anti-PAD2 mAb S10
6.18
32.82
659.60
4.25 × 105
1.64 × 1012
9.08
4.49
Anti-PAD2 mAb S24
7.15
123.90
1550.00
119.70
250.70
9.16
5.08
Anti-PAD2 mAb S108
4.93
12.56
50.09
N.D.
1.30 × 105
5.76
4.16
Anti-PAD2 mAb S170
3.01
553.30
1.24 × 107
6.24 × 105
N.D.
4.35
2.15
Anti-PAD2 mAb S309
19.25
295.40
332.60
N.D.
N.D.
31.90
11.53
Bold region showed no significant reactivity in alanine scanning.