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ArticleComputers in biology and medicine2021

Immunogenomics guided design of immunomodulatory multi-epitope subunit vaccine against the SARS-CoV-2 new variants, and its validation through in silico cloning and immune simulation.

Abbas Khan, Shahzeb Khan, Shoaib Saleem, N Nizam-Uddin, Anwar Mohammad, Taimoor Khan, Sajjad Ahmad, Muhammad Arshad, Syed Shujait Ali, Muhammad Suleman and 1 more

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Article in Computers in biology and medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 60 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Abbas KhanDepartment of Bioinformatics and Biological Statistics, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, PR China.
Shahzeb KhanCenter for Biotechnology and Microbiology, University of Swat, Swat, KP, Pakistan.
Shoaib SaleemNational Center for Bioinformatics, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
N Nizam-UddinBiomedical Engineering Department, HITEC University, Taxila, Pakistan.
Anwar MohammadDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dasman Diabetes Institute, Kuwait.
Taimoor KhanDepartment of Bioinformatics and Biological Statistics, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, PR China.
Sajjad AhmadDepartment of Health and Biological Sciences, Abasyn University, Peshawar 25000, Pakistan.
Muhammad ArshadDepartment of Microbiology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Syed Shujait AliCenter for Biotechnology and Microbiology, University of Swat, Swat, KP, Pakistan.
Muhammad SulemanCenter for Biotechnology and Microbiology, University of Swat, Swat, KP, Pakistan.
Dong-Qing WeiPeng Cheng Laboratory, Vanke Cloud City Phase I Building 8, Xili Street, Nashan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Shanghai-Islamabad-Belgrade Joint Innovation Center on Antibacterial Resistances, Joint Laboratory of International Cooperation in Metabolic and Developmental Sciences, Ministry of Education and School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200030, PR China. Electronic address: dqwei@sjtu.edu.cn.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Reports of the novel and more contagious strains of SARS-CoV-2 originating in different countries have further aggravated the pandemic situation. The recent substitutions in spike protein may be critical for the virus to evade the host's immune system and therapeutics that have already been developed. Thus, this study has employed an immunoinformatics pipeline to target the spike protein of this novel strain to construct an immunogenic epitope (CTL, HTL, and B cell) vaccine against the new variant. Our investigation revealed that 12 different epitopes imparted a critical role in immune response induction. This was validated by an exploration of physiochemical properties and experimental feasibility. In silico and host immune simulation confirmed the expression and induction of both primary and secondary immune factors such as IL, cytokines, and antibodies. The current study warrants further lab experiments to demonstrate its efficacy and safety.

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COVID-19Viral VaccinesCloning, MolecularComputer SimulationEpitopes, B-LymphocyteEpitopes, T-LymphocyteHumansImmunityMolecular Docking SimulationSARS-CoV-2Spike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusVaccines, SubunitEpitopes, B-LymphocyteEpitopes, T-LymphocyteSpike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusVaccines, SubunitViral VaccinesImmune simulationIn silico cloningNew variantSARS-CoV-2Vaccine designing

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PMID33930764
PMCPMC8064902

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