Immune epitope database analysis resource

Nucleic Acids Res. 2012 Jul;40(Web Server issue):W525-30. doi: 10.1093/nar/gks438. Epub 2012 May 18.

Abstract

The immune epitope database analysis resource (IEDB-AR: http://tools.iedb.org) is a collection of tools for prediction and analysis of molecular targets of T- and B-cell immune responses (i.e. epitopes). Since its last publication in the NAR webserver issue in 2008, a new generation of peptide:MHC binding and T-cell epitope predictive tools have been added. As validated by different labs and in the first international competition for predicting peptide:MHC-I binding, their predictive performances have improved considerably. In addition, a new B-cell epitope prediction tool was added, and the homology mapping tool was updated to enable mapping of discontinuous epitopes onto 3D structures. Furthermore, to serve a wider range of users, the number of ways in which IEDB-AR can be accessed has been expanded. Specifically, the predictive tools can be programmatically accessed using a web interface and can also be downloaded as software packages.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Epitopes, B-Lymphocyte / chemistry*
  • Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte / chemistry*
  • Histocompatibility Antigens Class I / metabolism
  • Histocompatibility Antigens Class II / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Internet
  • Peptides / immunology
  • Software*
  • Structural Homology, Protein

Substances

  • Epitopes, B-Lymphocyte
  • Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte
  • Histocompatibility Antigens Class I
  • Histocompatibility Antigens Class II
  • Peptides