Combination vaccine based on citrullinated vimentin and enolase peptides induces potent CD4-mediated anti-tumor responses

Combination vaccine based on citrullinated vimentin and enolase peptides induces potent CD4-mediated anti-tumor response

Victoria A Brentville, Rachael L Metheringham, Ian Daniels, Suha Atabani, Peter Symonds, Katherine W Cook, Mireille Vankemmelbeke, Ruhul Choudhury, Poonam Vaghela, Mohamed Gijon, Ghislaine Meiners, Willem-Jan Krebber, Cornelis J M Melief, Lindy G Durrant

ABSTRACT: Background  Stress-induced post-translational modifications occur during autophagy and can result in generation of new epitopes and immune recognition. One such modification is the conversion of arginine to citrulline by peptidylarginine deiminase enzymes.