Epitope Analysis of Cerebrospinal Fluid IgG in Japanese Multiple Sclerosis Patients Using Phage Display Method

Table 3

Common peptide motifs derived from 3 CSF samples of MS6.

	Peptide motifs
	(SPxxMH)	(DPYQxP)	(PYxxYQxP)
1999.12; (Remission)	SPPKMH	DPYQVP	PYEFYQYP
	SPKSMH	GPYQDP	PYLNYQHP
	SPPLMH	DPYQLP
	SPRNMH
	SPVHMH
2000.1; (Relapse)	SPRIDH	DPYQLP	PYTGYQ
	SPPLMH	DPYQSL	PYAGYQ
		DPYQVY
		DQYQQP
2000.10 (Remission)	SPYHSH	DYYQQH	PYSPYQLP
	SPRNMH	DPYQTA	PYNLYQTP
	SPGNMH	DPYQLP	TYGAYQLA
			PYAHYQPY
EBV component	IYYSPSIMHR	PDPYQLPFA	APYQGYQEPP
	(EBV VP19)	(EBV ZEBRA)	(EBV EBNA 6)

Bold-faced letter indicates common peptide motifs.