GAKG-RGEKG an Epitope That Provokes Immune Cross-Reactivity between<i> Prevotella </i>sp. and Human Collagen: Evidence of Molecular Mimicry in Chronic Periodontitis

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">PubMed ref</td><td class="align_center">Microorganism</td><td class="align_center">Microbial peptide</td><td class="align_center">Human collagen peptide</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">ZP_05918585.1</td><td class="align_center"><i>Prevotella </i>sp.</td><td class="align_center">GAKG-DRGEKG</td><td class="align_center">GAKG-ERGEKG</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td>Found peptide of 10 aa pertaining to <i>Prevotella </i>sp., which owns 9 aa identical to human collagen alpha-1.<br/></td></tr></table>

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Table 1: GAKG-RGEKG an Epitope That Provokes Immune Cross-Reactivity between<i> Prevotella </i>sp. and Human Collagen: Evidence of Molecular Mimicry in Chronic Periodontitis 

Table 1 | GAKG-RGEKG an Epitope That Provokes Immune Cross-Reactivity between Prevotella sp. and Human Collagen: Evidence of Molecular Mimicry in Chronic Periodontitis 