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ArticleImmunology2016

From ZikV genome to vaccine: in silico approach for the epitope-based peptide vaccine against Zika virus envelope glycoprotein.

Aftab Alam, Shahnawaz Ali, Shahzaib Ahamad, Md Zubbair Malik, Romana Ishrat

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Article in Immunology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 45 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

45 citing papers in PubMed, 90 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Aftab AlamCentre for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Science, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India.
Shahnawaz AliCentre for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Science, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India.
Shahzaib AhamadDepartment of Biotechnology, College of Engineering & Technology, IFTM, Moradabad, India.
Md Zubbair MalikCentre for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Science, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India.
Romana IshratCentre for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Science, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India. rishrat@jmi.ac.in.
Jamia Millia Islamia · INIFTM University · IN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Zika virus (ZikV) has emerged as a potential threat to human health worldwide. A member of the Flaviviridae, ZikV is transmitted to humans by mosquitoes. It is related to other pathogenic vector-borne flaviviruses including dengue, West Nile and Japanese encephalitis viruses, but produces a comparatively mild disease in humans. As a result of its epidemic outbreak and the lack of potential medication, there is a need for improved vaccine/drugs. Computational techniques will provide further information about this virus. Comparative analysis of ZikV genomes should lead to the identification of the core characteristics that define a virus family, as well as its unique properties, while phylogenetic analysis will show the evolutionary relationships and provide clues about the protein's ancestry. Envelope glycoprotein of ZikV was obtained from a protein database and the most immunogenic epitope for T cells and B cells involved in cell-mediated immunity, whereas B cells are primarily responsible for humoral immunity. We mainly focused on MHC class I potential peptides. YRIMLSVHG, VLIFLSTAV and MMLELDPPF, GLDFSDLYY are the most potent peptides predicted as epitopes for CD4

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Epitope MappingAnimalsB-LymphocytesCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesComputational BiologyCulicidaeDNA, ViralGenomeHLA AntigensHumansImmunity, CellularImmunity, HumoralImmunodominant EpitopesLymphocyte ActivationVaccines, SubunitDNA, ViralHLA AntigensImmunodominant EpitopesVaccines, SubunitViral Envelope ProteinsViral Vaccinesartificial neural networkepitopesImmune Epitope DatabaseimmunogenomicsMHC classZika virus

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PMID27485738
PMCPMC5095496
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