MHCPred: bringing a quantitative dimension to the online prediction of MHC binding

Appl Bioinformatics. 2003;2(1):63-6.

Abstract

The accurate prediction of T cell epitopes is one of the key aspirations of immunoinformatics. We have developed a partial least squares-based, robust multivariate statistical method for the quantitative prediction of peptide binding to major histocompatibility complexes (MHCs), the principal checkpoint on the antigen presentation pathway. As a service to the immunobiology community, we have made a Perl implementation of the method available as a World Wide Web server.

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms
  • Antigen Presentation
  • Binding Sites
  • Computer Simulation
  • Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte / chemistry
  • Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte / immunology
  • Histocompatibility Antigens / chemistry*
  • Histocompatibility Antigens / immunology
  • Internet*
  • Major Histocompatibility Complex*
  • Models, Chemical
  • Models, Molecular
  • Online Systems
  • Peptides / chemistry*
  • Peptides / immunology
  • Protein Binding
  • Sequence Analysis, Protein / methods*
  • Software*
  • User-Computer Interface*

Substances

  • Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte
  • Histocompatibility Antigens
  • Peptides