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ReviewPeptide science (Hoboken, N.J.)2018

Disordered epitopes as peptide vaccines.

Christopher A MacRaild, Jeffrey Seow, Sreedam C Das, Raymond S Norton

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Review in Peptide science (Hoboken, N.J.), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Christopher A MacRaildMedicinal Chemistry, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, 381 Royal Parade Parkville 3052 Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-3694-3989
Jeffrey SeowMedicinal Chemistry, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, 381 Royal Parade Parkville 3052 Australia.
Sreedam C DasMedicinal Chemistry, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, 381 Royal Parade Parkville 3052 Australia.
Raymond S NortonMedicinal Chemistry, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, 381 Royal Parade Parkville 3052 Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-8893-0584
Monash University · AU

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The development of clinically useful peptide-based vaccines remains a long-standing goal. This review highlights that intrinsically disordered protein antigens, which lack an ordered three-dimensional structure, represent excellent starting points for the development of such vaccines. Disordered proteins represent an important class of antigen in a wide range of human pathogens, and, contrary to widespread belief, they are frequently targets of protective antibody responses. Importantly, disordered epitopes appear invariably to be linear epitopes, rendering them ideally suited to incorporation into a peptide vaccine. Nonetheless, the conformational properties of disordered antigens, and hence their recognition by antibodies, frequently depend on the interactions they make and the context in which they are presented to the immune system. These effects must be considered in the design of an effective vaccine. Here we discuss these issues and propose design principles that may facilitate the development of peptide vaccines targeting disordered antigens.

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designintrinsically disordered antigenmalariamembrane interactionspeptide epitopestructure

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PMID32328540
PMCPMC7167742
OpenAlexW2796509398

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