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ArticleBMC research notes2021

Bioinformatics analysis of calcium-dependent protein kinase 4 (CDPK4) as Toxoplasma gondii vaccine target.

Masoud Foroutan, Ali Dalir Ghaffari, Shahrzad Soltani, Hamidreza Majidiani, Ali Taghipour, Mohamad Sabaghan

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Article in BMC research notes, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Masoud Foroutan *USERN Office, Abadan Faculty of Medical Sciences, Abadan, Iran.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8661-7217
Ali Dalir GhaffariDepartment of Parasitology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, P. O. Box 14115-111, Tehran, Iran. Ali.dalirghafari@yahoo.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9635-2876
Shahrzad Soltani *USERN Office, Abadan Faculty of Medical Sciences, Abadan, Iran.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9898-1297
Hamidreza MajidianiZoonotic Diseases Research Center, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran. hamidreza.majidiani@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5568-1366
Ali Taghipour *Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, P. O. Box 14115-111, Tehran, Iran.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6876-5902
Mohamad SabaghanBehbahan Faculty of Medical Sciences, Behbahan, Iran.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4670-767X
Tarbiat Modares University · IRUniversal Scientific Education and Research Network · IRMedical University of Ilam · IR

Funding

Behbahan Faculty of Medical Sciences, Behbahan, Iran Grant No. 99013
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesToxoplasma gondii (T. gondii), an obligate intracellular apicomplexan parasite, could affect numerous warm-blooded animals, such as humans. Calcium-dependent protein kinases (CDPKs) are essential Ca

resultsSeveral bioinformatics online servers were employed to analyze and predict the important properties of CDPK4 protein. The findings revealed that CDPK4 peptide has 1158 amino acid residues with average molecular weight (MW) of 126.331 KDa. The aliphatic index and GRAVY for this protein were estimated at 66.82 and - 0.650, respectively. The findings revealed that the CDPK4 protein comprised 30.14% and 34.97% alpha-helix, 59.84% and 53.54% random coils, and 10.02% and 11.49% extended strand with SOPMA and GOR4 tools, respectively. Ramachandran plot output showed 87.87%, 8.40%, and 3.73% of amino acid residues in the favored, allowed, and outlier regions, respectively. Also, several potential B and T-cell epitopes were predicted for CDPK4 protein through different bioinformatics tools. Also, antigenicity and allergenicity evaluation demonstrated that this protein has immunogenic and non-allergenic nature. This paper presents a basis for further studies, thereby provides a fundamental basis for the development of an effective vaccine against T. gondii infection.

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ToxoplasmaVaccinesAnimalsCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein KinasesComputational BiologyHumansProtein KinasesProtozoan ProteinsCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein KinasesProtein KinasesProtozoan ProteinsVaccinesBioinformatics analysisCalcium-dependent protein kinase 4In silicoToxoplasma gondiiVaccine

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PMID33549149
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