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ArticleVaccines2022

Human Coronavirus Spike Protein Based Multi-Epitope Vaccine against COVID-19 and Potential Future Zoonotic Coronaviruses by Using Immunoinformatic Approaches.

Zulqarnain Baloch, Aqsa Ikram, Saba Shamim, Ayesha Obaid, Faryal Mehwish Awan, Anam Naz, Bisma Rauff, Khadija Gilani, Javed Anver Qureshi

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Article in Vaccines, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Zulqarnain BalochFaculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7873-1343
Aqsa IkramInstitute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB), University of Lahore (UOL), Lahore 54000, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0001-7292-6134
Saba ShamimInstitute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB), University of Lahore (UOL), Lahore 54000, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0002-9147-6316
Ayesha ObaidDepartment of Medical Lab Technology, University of Haripur (UOH), Haripur 22620, Pakistan.
Faryal Mehwish AwanDepartment of Medical Lab Technology, University of Haripur (UOH), Haripur 22620, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0002-8146-8929
Anam NazInstitute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB), University of Lahore (UOL), Lahore 54000, Pakistan.
Bisma RauffDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Lahore, Narowal Campus, Narowal 51601, Pakistan.
Khadija GilaniInstitute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB), University of Lahore (UOL), Lahore 54000, Pakistan.
Javed Anver QureshiInstitute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB), University of Lahore (UOL), Lahore 54000, Pakistan.
University of Lahore · PKUniversity of Haripur · PKKunming University of Science and Technology · CNUniversity of Engineering and Technology Lahore · PK

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Zoonotic coronaviruses (CoV) have emerged twice and have caused severe respiratory diseases in humans. Due to the frequent outbreaks of different human coronaviruses (HCoVs), the development of a pan-HCoV vaccine is of great importance. Various conserved epitopes shared by HCoVs are reported to induce cross-reactive T-cell responses. Therefore, this study aimed to design a multi-epitope vaccine, targeting the HCoV spike protein. Genetic analysis revealed that the spike region is highly conserved among SARS-CoV-2, bat SL-CoV, and SARS-CoV. By employing the immunoinformatic approach, we prioritized 20 MHC I and 10 MHCII conserved epitopes to design a multi-epitope vaccine. This vaccine candidate is anticipated to strongly elicit both humoral and cell-mediated immune responses. These results warrant further development of this vaccine into real-world application.

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bat SL-CoV and SARS-CoVimmunoinformaticsSARS-CoV-2vaccine

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PMID35891314
PMCPMC9323133
OpenAlexW4286213095

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