IMMUNOGENIC FRAGMENTS OF T-CELL RECEPTOR CONSTANT DOMAINS AND PEPTIDES DERIVED THEREFROM

摘要

The present invention is directed to an isolated T-Cell Receptor constant domain and to peptides derived therefrom and recombinant constructs encoding same, effective in therapy of T cell mediated inflammatory disease, autoimmunity and graft rejection. Therapeutic and prophylactic vaccine compositions and methods utilizing these proteins and peptides, DNA vaccines encoding same and T cell vaccines thereof are further provided.