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ArticleMethods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)2023

Computational Prediction of Trypanosoma cruzi Epitopes Toward the Generation of an Epitope-Based Vaccine Against Chagas Disease.

Albert Ros-Lucas, David Rioja-Soto, Joaquim Gascón, Julio Alonso-Padilla

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Article in Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 2023. 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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Albert Ros-LucasBarcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Hospital Clinic - University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. albert.ros@isglobal.org.
David Rioja-SotoBarcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Hospital Clinic - University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Joaquim GascónBarcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Hospital Clinic - University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Julio Alonso-PadillaBarcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Hospital Clinic - University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. julio.a.padilla@isglobal.org.

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Abstract

Chagas disease, caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, is considered a Neglected Tropical Disease. Limited investment is assigned to its study and control, even though it is one of the most prevalent parasitic infections worldwide. An innovative vaccination strategy involving an epitope-based vaccine that displays multiple immune determinants originating from different antigens could counteract the high biological complexity of the parasite and lead to a wide and protective immune response. In this chapter, we describe a computational reverse vaccinology pipeline applied to identify the most promising peptide sequences from T. cruzi proteins, prioritizing evolutionary conserved sequences, to finally select a list of T and B cell epitope candidates to be further tested in an experimental setting.

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Chagas DiseaseProtozoan VaccinesTrypanosoma cruziAntigens, ProtozoanEpitopes, B-LymphocyteHumansAntigens, ProtozoanEpitopes, B-LymphocyteProtozoan VaccinesChagas diseaseEpitopesReverse vaccinologyTrypanosoma cruzi

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