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ArticleJournal of translational medicine2014

De Novo modeling of Envelope 2 protein of HCV isolated from Pakistani patient and epitopes prediction for vaccine development.

Samia Afzal, Muhammad Idrees, Mazhar Hussain

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Article in Journal of translational medicine, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Samia Afzal
Muhammad IdreesDivision of Molecular Virology, National Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology, University of the Punjab, 87-West Canal Bank Road Thokar Niaz Baig, Lahore 53700, Pakistan. idreeskhan@cemb.edu.pk.
Mazhar Hussain
University of the Punjab · PKCentre of Excellence in Molecular Biology · PK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a universal health issue and a significant risk factor leading to hepatocellular carcinoma. HCV has infected approximately 170 million individuals worldwide. It is a member of Flaviviridae with positive sense RNA genome. In the absence of any effective vaccine against HCV, pegylated interferon with ribavirin is the standard of treatment against HCV infection. In this study, sequence and structural analysis of envelope 2 (E2) protein was performed which was isolated from patients of HCV genotype 3a in Pakistan. Then, epitopes were predicted which were specific for both B-cells and T-cells. Later, conservancy of epitopes was checked with the HCV 3a and 1a sequences from different countries. A total of 6 conserved epitopes were found from extra-membranous regions of E2 protein. Presence of conserved epitopes in E2 protein generates the possibility that these epitopes can be used to elicit the immune response against HCV.

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Amino Acid SequenceEpitopesHepatitis CHumansMolecular Sequence DataPakistanSequence Homology, Amino AcidViral Envelope ProteinsViral Hepatitis VaccinesEpitopesglycoprotein E2, Hepatitis C virusViral Envelope ProteinsViral Hepatitis Vaccines

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PMID24885362
PMCPMC4024208
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