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ArticleBMC veterinary research2022

A novel strategy for developing vaccine candidate against Jaagsiekte sheep retrovirus from the envelope and gag proteins: an in-silico approach.

Nuha Amin Mahmoud, Abdelmajeed M Elshafei, Yassir A Almofti

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Article in BMC veterinary research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Nuha Amin MahmoudDepartment of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology/ Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, National University, Khartoum, Sudan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2018-5204
Abdelmajeed M ElshafeiDepartment of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology/ Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, National University, Khartoum, Sudan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3394-4396
Yassir A AlmoftiDepartment of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology/ Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, National University, Khartoum, Sudan. yamofti99@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7174-8417
National University · SDUniversity of Khartoum · SD

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Abstract

backgroundSheep pulmonary adenocarcinoma (OPA) is a contagious lung cancer of sheep caused by the Jaagsiekte retrovirus (JSRV). OPA typically has a serious economic impact worldwide. A vaccine has yet to be developed, even though the disease has been globally spread, along with its complications. This study aimed to construct an effective multi-epitopes vaccine against JSRV eliciting B and T lymphocytes using immunoinformatics tools.

resultsThe designed vaccine was composed of 499 amino acids. Before the vaccine was computationally validated, all critical parameters were taken into consideration; including antigenicity, allergenicity, toxicity, and stability. The physiochemical properties of the vaccine displayed an isoelectric point of 9.88. According to the Instability Index (II), the vaccine was stable at 28.28. The vaccine scored 56.51 on the aliphatic index and -0.731 on the GRAVY, indicating that the vaccine was hydrophilic. The RaptorX server was used to predict the vaccine's tertiary structure, the GalaxyWEB server refined the structure, and the Ramachandran plot and the ProSA-web server validated the vaccine's tertiary structure. Protein-sol and the SOLPro servers showed the solubility of the vaccine. Moreover, the high mobile regions in the vaccine's structure were reduced and the vaccine's stability was improved by disulfide engineering. Also, the vaccine construct was docked with an ovine MHC-1 allele and showed efficient binding energy. Immune simulation remarkably showed high levels of immunoglobulins, T lymphocytes, and INF-γ secretions. The molecular dynamic simulation provided the stability of the constructed vaccine. Finally, the vaccine was back-transcribed into a DNA sequence and cloned into a pET-30a ( +) vector to affirm the potency of translation and microbial expression.

conclusionA novel multi-epitopes vaccine construct against JSRV, was formed from B and T lymphocytes epitopes, and was produced with potential protection. This study might help in controlling and eradicating OPA.

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Adenocarcinoma of LungJaagsiekte sheep retrovirusLung NeoplasmsSheep DiseasesVaccinesAnimalsEpitopesSheepEpitopesVaccinesB lymphocytesImmunoinformaticsIn silico vaccineOPAT lymphocytes

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