Figure 1

Identification of CMV pp65 epitopes using 15-mer and nanomer peptides. PBMCs were stimulated with a library of 138 15-mer peptides overlapping by 11 residues and covering the entire pp65 protein. IFN-γ flow cytometry was used to detect T cell responses. To identify specific epitopes, PBMCs were stimulated with subpools containing 10 overlapping 15-mer peptides. PBMCs from donors reactive with CD4+ T cells were tested further with individual 15-mers. The results of analysis of CD4+ T cell responses in donor 14 to pp65 peptides are shown.