METHODS FOR SELECTING AND PRODUCING T CELL PEPTIDE EPITOPES AND VACCINES INCORPORATING SAID SELECTED EPITOPES

摘要

The present invention relates to the field of molecular biology and immunology. In particular it relates to vaccines and methods for providing vaccines which elicit immune responses when administered to a mammal, in particular a human. The preferred elicited immune response is a T cell response, elicited by peptide T cell epitopes. These vaccines find their application in many fields ranging from cancer treatments to treatments of prophylaxis of infectious diseases such as Aids. The present invention provides novel methods for selecting the peptide sequences from an intact antigen which will lead to a proper (T cell) immune response upon administration in a suitable vehicle. The epitopes and vaccines are, of course, also part of the present invention.