Product Description: S2-16 is a synthetic peptide from the S2 region of cardiac myosin. S2-16 is a cryptic epitope that induces myocarditis in Lewis rats. A cryptic epitope is an epitope that is not recognized by antibodies or T cells after the animal is immunized with the intact antigen. S2-16 can be used to study the mechanism of autoimmune myocarditis[1].
Formula: C126H218N36O44S
References: [1]Li Y, et al. Cryptic epitope identified in rat and human cardiac myosin S2 region induces myocarditis in the Lewis rat[J]. The Journal of Immunology, 2004, 172(5): 3225-3234.
CAS Number: 672333-56-1
Molecular Weight: 2973.36
Research Area: Inflammation/Immunology; Cardiovascular Disease; Others