Immunoinformatic based designing of potential immunogenic novel mRNA and peptide-based prophylactic vaccines against H5N1 and H7N9 avian influenza viruses

Influenza viruses are the most common cause of serious respiratory illnesses worldwide and are responsible for a significant number of annual fatalities. Therefore, it is crucial to look for new immunogenic sites that might trigger an effective immune response. In the present study, bioinformatics tools were used to design mRNA and multiepitope-based vaccines against H5N1 and H7N9 subtypes of avian influenza viruses. Several Immunoinformatic tools were employed to extrapolate T and B lymphocyte epitopes of HA and NA proteins of both subtypes. The molecular docking approach was used to dock the selected HTL and CTL epitopes with the corresponding MHC molecules. Eight (8) CTL, four (4) HTL, and Six (6) linear B cell epitopes were chosen for the structural arrangement of mRNA and of peptide-based prophylactic vaccine designs. Different physicochemical characteristics of the selected epitopes fitted with suitable linkers were analyzed. High antigenic, non-toxic, and non-allergenic features of the designed vaccines were noted at a neutral physiological pH. Codon optimization tool was used to check the GC content and CAI value of constructed MEVC-Flu vaccine, which were recorded to be 50.42% and 0.97 respectively. the GC content and CAI value verify the stable expression of vaccine in pET28a + vector. In-silico immunological simulation the MEVC-Flu vaccine construct revealed a high level of immune responses. The molecular dynamics simulation and docking results confirmed the stable interaction of TLR-8 and MEVC-Flu vaccine. Based on these parameters, vaccine constructs can be regarded as an optimistic choice against H5N1 and H7N9 strains of the influenza virus. Further experimental testing of these prophylactic vaccine designs against pathogenic avian influenza strains may clarify their safety and efficacy.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:42

Enthalten in:

Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics - 42(2024), 7 vom: 12. Apr., Seite 3641-3658

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ghafoor, Dawood [VerfasserIn]
Zeb, Adnan [VerfasserIn]
Ali, Syed Shujait [VerfasserIn]
Ali, Muhammad [VerfasserIn]
Akbar, Fazal [VerfasserIn]
Ud Din, Zia [VerfasserIn]
Ur Rehman, Shoaib [VerfasserIn]
Suleman, Muhammad [VerfasserIn]
Khan, Wajid [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Avian influenza viruses
Epitopes, B-Lymphocyte
Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte
H5N1
H7N9
Influenza Vaccines
Journal Article
MRNA vaccine
Molecular docking
Molecular dynamic simulation
Multi-epitopes
RNA, Messenger
Vaccines, Subunit

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Date Completed 12.04.2024

Date Revised 12.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/07391102.2023.2214228

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM357250559