Design of a multi-epitope Zika virus vaccine candidate - an in-silico study
Zika virus (ZIKV), an RNA virus, rapidly spreads Aedes mosquito-borne sickness. Currently, there are neither effective vaccines nor therapeutics available to prevent or treat ZIKV infection. In this study, to address these unmet medical needs, we aimed to design B- and T-cell candidate multi-epitope-based subunit against ZIKV using an in silico approach. In this study we applied immunoinformatics, molecular docking, and dynamic simulation assessments targeting the most immunogenic proteins; the capsid (C), envelope (E) proteins and the non-stuctural protein (NS1), described in our previous study, and which predicted immunodominant B and T cell epitopes. The final non-allergenic and highly antigenic multi-epitope was constituted of immunogenic screened-epitopes (3 CTL and 3 HTL) and the β-defensin as an adjuvant that have been linked using EAAAK, AAY, and GPGPG linkers, respectively. The final construct containing 143 amino acids was characterized for its allergenicity, antigenicity, and physiochemical properties; and found to be safe and immunogenic with a good prediction of solubility. The existence of IFN-γ epitopes asserts the capacity to trigger strong immune responses. Subsequently, the molecular docking among vaccine and immune receptors (TLR2/TLR4) was revealed with a good binding affinity with and stable molecular interactions. Molecular dynamics simulation confirmed the stability of the complexes. Finally, the construct was subjected to in silico cloning demonstrating the efficiently of its expression in E.coli. However, this study needs the experimental validation to demonstrate vaccine safety and efficacy.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
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Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics - 41(2023), 9 vom: 04. Juni, Seite 3762-3771 |
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