Vaccinomics Approach for Multi-Epitope Vaccine Design against Group A Rotavirus Using VP4 and VP7 Proteins

Rotavirus A is the most common cause of Acute Gastroenteritis globally among children <5 years of age. Due to a segmented genome, there is a high frequency of genetic reassortment and interspecies transmission which has resulted in the emergence of novel genotypes. There are concerns that monovalent (Rotarix: GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals, Rixensart, Belgium) and pentavalent (RotaTeq: MERCK & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA) vaccines may be less effective against non-vaccine strains, which clearly shows the demand for the design of a vaccine that is equally effective against all circulating genotypes. In the present study, a multivalent vaccine was designed from VP4 and VP7 proteins of RVA. Epitopes were screened for antigenicity, allergenicity, homology with humans and anti-inflammatory properties. The vaccine contains four B-cell, three CTL and three HTL epitopes joined via linkers and an N-terminal RGD motif adjuvant. The 3D structure was predicted and refined preceding its docking with integrin. Immune simulation displayed promising results both in Asia and worldwide. In the MD simulation, the RMSD value varied from 0.2 to 1.6 nm while the minimum integrin amino acid fluctuation (0.05-0.1 nm) was observed with its respective ligand. Codon optimization was performed with an adenovirus vector in a mammalian expression system. The population coverage analysis showed 99.0% and 98.47% in South Asia and worldwide, respectively. These computational findings show potential against all RVA genotypes; however, in-vitro/in-vivo screening is essential to devise a meticulous conclusion.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:11

Enthalten in:

Vaccines - 11(2023), 4 vom: 24. März

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Usman, Muhammad [VerfasserIn]
Ayub, Aaima [VerfasserIn]
Habib, Sabahat [VerfasserIn]
Rana, Muhammad Suleman [VerfasserIn]
Rehman, Zaira [VerfasserIn]
Zohaib, Ali [VerfasserIn]
Jamal, Syed Babar [VerfasserIn]
Jaiswal, Arun Kumar [VerfasserIn]
Andrade, Bruno Silva [VerfasserIn]
de Carvalho Azevedo, Vasco [VerfasserIn]
Faheem, Muhammad [VerfasserIn]
Javed, Aneela [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Acute gastroenteritis
In silico
Journal Article
Multivalent
Rotavirus
Vaccinology
Viruses

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Date Revised 06.11.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/vaccines11040726

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM356162125