PART I: Modalities of Functional Peptide Characterization

Synthetic Peptide Libraries for Research and Drug Discovery

Clemencia Pinilla

Jon R. Appel

Richard A. Houghten

PEPSCAN to Determine T and B Cell Epitopes

R.H. Meloen

W.C. Puijk

J.P.M. Langeveld

J.P.M. Langedijk

A. van Amerongen

W.M.M. Schaaper

Epitope Mapping Studies with Paper Disc-Bound Peptides

Wim van 't Hof

Marjan van den Berg

Rob C. Aalberse

Construction and Utilization of Peptide Libraries Displayed by Filamentous Bacteriophage

G. Cesareni

L. Castagnoli

L. Dente

G. Iannolo

C. Vetriani

F. Felici

A. Luzzago

P. Monaci

A. Nicosia

R. Cortese

The Analysis of Peptide Binding to MHC and of MHC Specificity

Soren Buus

Lars Ostegaard Pedersen

Anette Stryhn

Promiscuity and Specificity of T Cell Epitopes

F. Sinigaglia

P. Panina-Bordignon

P. Valsanini

J. Hammer

Processing of Proteins in the MHC Class II Pathway

J.M. van Noort

Use of T Cell Epitopes in Raising Immune Responses

Netty D. Zegers

Wim J.A. Boersma

PART II: Structure Function Relations and Synthesis of Special, Derivatized Peptides

Progress and Frontiers in Prediction of B and T cell Epitopes

Susanne Modrow

Hans Wolf

Analysis of Peptide and Protein Structure

H. Jane Dyson

Synthesis, Analysis and Conformation of Glycopeptides and Phosphopeptides

L. Otvos, Jr.

G.I. Szendrei

L. Gorbics

L. Urge

Lipopeptides as Adjuvants and Integrated Adjuvanticity

Gunther Jung

Wolfgang G. Bessler

PART III: Immunological Recognition of Peptides

Optimization of Specific Anti-Peptide Responses: Immunization and Adjuvant

Wim J.A. Boersma

Eric Claassen

Epitope Specific Detection of Antibodies

Eric Claassen

Wim J.A. Boersma

Multiple Antigen Peptides for Immunization

Netty D. Zegers

Eric Claassen

Wim J.A. Boersma

Effects of Conformation, Amino Acid Sequence, and Carrier Coupling on the Immunological Recognition of Peptide and Protein Antigens

Ronald Jemmerson

The Potency of Peptides in Immune Responses and in Immune Response Analysis: Single Amino Acid Specificity

Netty D. Zegers

Eric Claassen

Wim J.A. Boersma

PART IV: Preclinical and Experimental Clinical Applications of Peptides

Peptide Vaccines

Ruth Arnon

Michael Sela

Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Epitope-Based Peptide Vaccines

W. Martin Kast

Remco M.P. Brandt

Cornelis J.M. Melief

Peptide Applications in Autoimmune Disease Research

Koen Gerritse

PART V: Index

Index