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ArticleVirology2022

Immunoinformatic approach for the construction of multi-epitopes vaccine against omicron COVID-19 variant.

Kanwal Khan, Salman Ali Khan, Khurshid Jalal, Zaheer Ul-Haq, Reaz Uddin

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Article in Virology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
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Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kanwal KhanDr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Pakistan.
Salman Ali KhanHEJ Research Institute of Chemistry International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Pakistan.
Khurshid JalalHEJ Research Institute of Chemistry International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Pakistan.
Zaheer Ul-HaqHEJ Research Institute of Chemistry International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Pakistan; Third World Center for Science and Technology, H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, 75270, Pakistan.
Reaz UddinDr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Pakistan. Electronic address: mriazuddin@iccs.edu.
University of Karachi · PKInternational Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences · PK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The newly discovered SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant B.1.1.529 is a Variant of Concern (VOC) announced by the World Health Organization (WHO). It's becoming increasingly difficult to keep these variants from spreading over the planet. The fifth wave has begun in several countries because of Omicron variant, and it is posing a threat to human civilization. As a result, we need effective vaccination that can tackle Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variants that are bound to emerge. Therefore, the current study is an initiative to design a peptide-based chimeric vaccine that may potentially battle SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant. As a result, the most relevant epitopes present in the mutagenic areas of Omicron spike protein were identified using a set of computational tools and immunoinformatic techniques to uncover common MHC-1, MHC-II, and B cell epitopes that may have the ability to influence the host immune mechanism. A final of three epitopes from CD8

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COVID-19SARS-CoV-2Computational BiologyCOVID-19 VaccinesEpitopes, B-LymphocyteEpitopes, T-LymphocyteHumansMolecular Docking SimulationSpike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusVaccines, SubunitCOVID-19 VaccinesEpitopes, B-LymphocyteEpitopes, T-LymphocyteSpike Glycoprotein, Coronavirusspike protein, SARS-CoV-2Vaccines, SubunitChimeric vaccine modelCOVID-19 omicron variantReverse vaccinologySpike protein

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PMID35576833
PMCPMC9087879
OpenAlexW4280549313

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