Meanings
plural immunopeptidomes
- The collection of all the immunopeptides in an organism
Therefore, each individual, depending on the inherited combination of up to six different HLA class I molecules, may present a unique immunopeptidome and therefore respond differently to infectious diseases, inflammatory conditions, autoimmune diseases and malignancies.
2015 September 17, “Comprehensive Analysis of the Naturally Processed Peptide Repertoire: Differences between HLA-A and B in the Immunopeptidome”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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