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ArticleVaccines2021

Immunoinformatics and Immunogenetics-Based Design of Immunogenic Peptides Vaccine against the Emerging Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus (TBEV) and Its Validation through In Silico Cloning and Immune Simulation.

Muhammad Suleman, Muhammad Tahir Ul Qamar, Kiran, Samreen Rasool, Aneela Rasool, Aqel Albutti, Noorah Alsowayeh, Ameen S S Alwashmi, Mohammad Abdullah Aljasir, Sajjad Ahmad and 5 more

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Article in Vaccines, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 17 papers.

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17citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 9 institutions in 3 countries.

Muhammad SulemanCentre for Biotechnology and Microbiology, University of Swat, Swat 19200, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0003-2914-1862
Muhammad Tahir Ul QamarCollege of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4832-4250
KiranDepartment of Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan.
Samreen RasoolDepartment of Biochemistry, Government College University, Lahore 54000, Pakistan.
Aneela RasoolDepartment of Botany, University of Okara, Okara 56300, Pakistan.
Aqel AlbuttiDepartment of Medical Biotechnology, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Qassim University, Buraydah 51452, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-8697-5340
Noorah AlsowayehDepartment of Biology, College of Education, Majmaah University, Al Majma'ah 15341, Saudi Arabia.
Ameen S S AlwashmiDepartment of Medical Laboratories, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Qassim University, Buraydah 51452, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-7290-8945
Mohammad Abdullah AljasirDepartment of Medical Laboratories, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Qassim University, Buraydah 51452, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-3708-9200
Sajjad AhmadDepartment of Health and Biological Sciences, Abasyn University, Peshawar 25120, Pakistan.
Zahid HussainCentre for Biotechnology and Microbiology, University of Swat, Swat 19200, Pakistan.
Muhammad RizwanCentre for Biotechnology and Microbiology, University of Swat, Swat 19200, Pakistan.
Syed Shujait AliCentre for Biotechnology and Microbiology, University of Swat, Swat 19200, Pakistan.
Abbas KhanDepartment of Bioinformatics and Biological Statistics, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.
Dong-Qing WeiDepartment of Bioinformatics and Biological Statistics, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4200-7502
University of Swat · PKQassim University · SAShanghai Jiao Tong University · CNAbasyn University · PKGovernment College University, Lahore · PKGuangxi University · CNMajmaah University · SAUniversity of Agriculture Faisalabad · PKUniversity of Okara · PK

Funding

Ministry of Science and Technology 32070662
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV), belonging to the Flaviviridae family, is transmitted to humans via infected tick bites, leading to serious neurological complications and, in some cases, death. The available vaccines against the TBEV are reported to have low immunogenicity and are associated with adverse effects like swelling, redness and fever. Moreover, these vaccines are whole-organism-based, carry a risk of reactivation and potential for significant mortality. Consequently, to design a potential antigenic and non-allergenic multi-epitope subunit vaccine against the TBEV, we used an immunoinformatic approach to screen the Tick-borne virus proteome for highly antigenic CTL, HTL and B cell epitopes. The proper folding of the constructed vaccine was validated by a molecular dynamic simulation. Additionally, the molecular docking and binding free energy (−87.50 kcal/mol) further confirmed the strong binding affinity of the constructed vaccine with TLR-4. The vaccine exhibited a CAI value of 0.93 and a GC content of 49%, showing a high expression capability in E coli. Moreover, the analysis of immune simulation demonstrated robust immune responses against the injected vaccine and clearance of the antigen with time. In conclusion, our vaccine candidate shows promise for both in vitro and in vivo analyses due to its high immunogenicity, non-allergenicity and stable interaction with the human TLR-4 receptor.

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immune simulationin silico cloningproteome miningTick-borne encephalitis (TBE)vaccine construct

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PMID34835141
PMCPMC8624571
OpenAlexW3208184776

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