VIRAL CITRULLINATED PEPTIDES AND USES THEREOF

摘要

The present invention relates to an antigenically effective peptide comprising, from the amino to the carboxylic terminal, the amino acid sequence: G P P W W P P I C D P P Q P S K T Q G Q S XG Q S XG XG XG XG XG XG K G K S XD K Q XK P G G P W XP E P (SEQ ID No. 1), wherein the amino acids X-Xare selected independently from an arginine residue or a citrulline residue and at least one of X-Xis a citrulline residue, or a functional fragment thereof and uses thereof.