Table 1. Predicted HLA-A2 affinity and homology of Human and Mouse SSX-2 nonamer peptides.

Shown are the peptide names, amino acid sequences, and predicted HLA-A2 affinity scores of potential HLA-A2 peptides derived from the amino acid sequence of human SSX-2, as well as the respective murine Ssxa1 and Ssxb1 peptide sequences and binding affinities. Predicted HLA-A2 peptide affinity was determined by scanning the SSX-2, Ssxa1, and Ssxb1 protein sequence with two different peptide prediction algorithms [29, 30]. A known HLA-A2-binding peptide derived from the influenza A matrix protein is shown for comparison [39]. Amino acids within the mouse peptide sequences shown in gray represent identical peptide residues between the human and murine peptides.