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ArticleApplied microbiology and biotechnology2021

Immunoinformatics analysis and evaluation of recombinant chimeric triple antigen toxoid (r-HAB) against Staphylococcus aureus toxaemia in mouse model.

Rohini Krishna Kota, Harish Babu Kolla, Prakash Narayana Reddy, Naveen Kumar Kalagatur, Siva Kumar Samudrala

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Article in Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rohini Krishna KotaDepartment of Biotechnology, Vignan's Foundation for Science, Technology and Research (Deemed To Be University), Guntur district, Vadlamudi, 522 213, Andhra, Pradesh, India.
Harish Babu KollaDepartment of Biotechnology, Vignan's Foundation for Science, Technology and Research (Deemed To Be University), Guntur district, Vadlamudi, 522 213, Andhra, Pradesh, India.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0124-5523
Prakash Narayana ReddyDepartment of Biotechnology, Vignan's Foundation for Science, Technology and Research (Deemed To Be University), Guntur district, Vadlamudi, 522 213, Andhra, Pradesh, India. prakashreddy.369@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5771-3218
Naveen Kumar KalagaturBU-DRDO Centre for Life Sciences, 641 046, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Siva Kumar SamudralaDepartment of Biotechnology, Vignan's Foundation for Science, Technology and Research (Deemed To Be University), Guntur district, Vadlamudi, 522 213, Andhra, Pradesh, India.
Vignan's Foundation for Science, Technology & Research · IN

Funding

Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology DST/INSPIRE/04/2017/000565
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Staphylococcus aureus is a serious pathogen unleashing its virulence through several classes of exotoxins such as hemolysins and enterotoxins. In this study, we designed a novel multi-antigen subunit vaccine which can induce innate, humoral and cellular immune responses. Alpha hemolysin, enterotoxins A and B were selected as protective antigens for combining into a triple antigen chimeric protein (HAB). Immunoinformatics analysis predicted HAB protein as a suitable vaccine candidate for inducing both humoral and cellular immune responses. Tertiary structure of the HAB protein was predicted and validated through computational approaches. Docking studies were performed between the HAB protein and mice TLR2 receptor. Furthermore, we constructed and generated recombinant HAB (r-HAB) protein in E. coli and studied its toxicity, immunogenicity and protective efficacy in a mouse model. Triple antigen chimeric protein (r-HAB) was found to be highly immunogenic in mouse as the anti-r-HAB hyperimmune serum was strongly reactive to all three native exotoxins on Western blot. In vitro toxin neutralization assay using anti-r-HAB antibodies demonstrated > 75% neutralization of toxins on RAW 264.7 cell line. Active immunization with r-HAB toxoid gave ~ 83% protection against 2 × lethal dosage of secreted exotoxins. The protection was mediated by induction of strong antibody responses that neutralized the toxins. Passive immunization with anti-r-HAB antibodies gave ~ 50% protection from lethal challenge. In conclusion, in vitro and in vivo testing of r-HAB found the molecule to be nontoxic, highly immunogenic and induced excellent protection towards native toxins in actively immunized and partial protection to passively immunized mice groups. KEY POINTS: • HAB protein was computationally designed to induce humoral and cellular responses. • r-HAB protein was found to be nontoxic, immunogenic and protective in mouse model. • r-HAB conferred protection against lethal challenge in active and passive immunization.

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Bacterial ToxinsToxemiaAnimalsAntibodies, BacterialEnterotoxinsEscherichia coliMiceMice, Inbred BALB CStaphylococcus aureusToxoidsAntibodies, BacterialBacterial ToxinsEnterotoxinsToxoidsAlpha hemolysinEnterotoxin AEnterotoxin BImmunoinformaticsLethal challengeStaphylococcus aureusSubunit vaccine

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PMCPMC8490849
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