Mimotope-based prediction of B-cell epitopes

Methods Mol Biol. 2014:1184:237-43. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-1115-8_13.

Abstract

Mimotopes are peptides mimicking epitopes on the corresponding antigen. They can be obtained via panning the phage-displayed random peptide library against the corresponding monoclonal antibody or specific sera. Besides mimotopes however, the experimental results also include all kinds of unwanted sequences called "target-unrelated peptides," which often interfere with the subsequent experimental and computational analyses. Nevertheless, the prediction of B-cell epitopes based on the experimental result of phage display has shown to be a promising and reliable strategy with acceptable precision. In this chapter, we summarize mimotope-based prediction of B-cell epitopes under three conditions and focus on protocols and tips for retrieving, cleaning, and decoding the data from phage display technology.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Computational Biology / methods*
  • Epitopes, B-Lymphocyte / chemistry
  • Epitopes, B-Lymphocyte / immunology*
  • Humans
  • Information Storage and Retrieval / methods
  • Peptide Library*

Substances

  • Epitopes, B-Lymphocyte
  • Peptide Library