Tyrosinase Peptide

**Semantic type:** Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein|Immunologic Factor

**Definition:** One of a number of recombinant peptides consisting of amino acid residues of the enzyme tyrosinase, a protein frequently expressed by melanoma cells. Vaccination with tyrosinase peptide may stimulate cytotoxic T lymphocyte response against tyrosinase-expressing tumor cells, resulting in decreased tumor growth. (NCI04)

**Synonyms:** - Tyrosinase Peptides - tyrosinase peptide