The human CMV-UL86 peptide 981-1003 shares a crossreactive T-cell epitope with the encephalitogenic MOG peptide 34-56, but lacks the capacity to induce EAE in rhesus monkeys.
Brok, Herbert P M, Boven, Leonie, van Meurs, Marjan, Kerlero de Rosbo, Nicole, Celebi-Paul, Liesbeth, Kap, Yolanda S, Jagessar, Anwar, Hintzen, Rogier Q, Keir, Geoff, Bajramovic, Jeffrey, Ben-Nun, Avraham, Bauer, Jan, Laman, Jon D, Amor, Sandra, 't Hart, Bert A
Journal of neuroimmunology 2007 Jan;182: 135-52