Bioactivity | Interphotoreceptor Retinoid Binding Protein Fragment (IRBP) TFA, a 20-residue peptide and a major pathogenic epitope, is present in the first homologous repeat of the interphotoreceptor retinoid binding protein peptide (IRBP 161–180), which can induce posterior uveitis (EAU)[1]. |
Name | Interphotoreceptor Retinoid Binding Protein Fragment (IRBP) (TFA) |
Sequence | Ser-Gly-Ile-Pro-Tyr-Ile-Ile-Ser-Tyr-Leu-His-Pro-Gly-Asn-Thr-Ile-Leu-His-Val-Asp |
Shortening | SGIPYIISYLHPGNTILHVD |
Formula | C105H158F3N25O31 |
Molar Mass | 2323.52 |
Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. |
Storage | Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis. |
Reference | [1]. Tang J, et al. Autoimmune uveitis elicited with antigen-pulsed dendritic cells has a distinct clinical signatureand is driven by unique effector mechanisms: initial encounter with autoantigen defines diseasephenotype. J Immunol. 2007 May 1;178(9):5578-87. [2]. Cortes LM, et al. Inhibitory peptide analogs derived from a major uveitogenic epitope protect from antiretinalautoimmunity by inducing type 2 and regulatory T cells. J Leukoc Biol. 2008 Aug;84(2):577-85. [3]. Yang H, et al. Activation of liver X receptor alleviates ocular inflammation in experimental autoimmune uveitis. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2014 Apr 28;55(4):2795-804. |