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ArticleACS omega2023

Deciphering the Immunogenicity of Monkeypox Proteins for Designing the Potential mRNA Vaccine.

Mohibullah Shah, Samavia Jaan, Muhammad Shehroz, Asifa Sarfraz, Khamna Asad, Tehreem Ul Wara, Aqal Zaman, Riaz Ullah, Essam A Ali, Umar Nishan and 1 more

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Article in ACS omega, 2023. 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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16 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.

Mohibullah ShahDepartment of Biochemistry, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 66000, Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6126-7102
Samavia JaanDepartment of Biochemistry, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 66000, Pakistan.
Muhammad ShehrozDepartment of Bioinformatics, Kohsar University Murree, Murree 47150 Pakistan.
Asifa SarfrazDepartment of Biochemistry, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 66000, Pakistan.
Khamna AsadSchool of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of the Punjab, Lahore 54590, Pakistan.
Tehreem Ul WaraDepartment of Biochemistry, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 66000, Pakistan.
Aqal ZamanDepartment of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 66000, Pakistan.
Riaz UllahDepartment of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2860-467X
Essam A AliDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
Umar NishanDepartment of Chemistry, Kohat University of Science & Technology, Kohat 26000, Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0106-3068
Suvash Chandra OjhaDepartment of Infectious Diseases, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, 646000 Luzhou, China.
Bahauddin Zakariya University · PKKing Saud University · SAAffiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University · CNKohat University of Science and Technology · PKKohsar University MurreeUniversity of the Punjab · PK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Monkeypox virus (MPXV), an orthopox virus, is responsible for monkeypox in humans, a zoonotic disease similar to smallpox. This infection first appeared in the 1970s in humans and then in 2003, after which it kept on spreading all around the world. To date, various antivirals have been used to cure this disease, but now, MPXV has developed resistance against these, thus increasing the need for an alternative cure for this deadly disease. In this study, we devised a reverse vaccinology approach against MPXV using a messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine by pinning down the antigenic proteins of this virus. By using bioinformatic tools, we predicted prospective immunogenic B and T lymphocyte epitopes. Based on cytokine inducibility score, nonallergenicity, nontoxicity, antigenicity, and conservancy, the final epitopes were selected. Our analysis revealed the stable structure of the mRNA vaccine and its efficient expression in host cells. Furthermore, strong interactions were demonstrated with toll-like receptors 2 (TLR2) and 4 (TLR4) according to the molecular dynamic simulation studies. The in silico immune simulation analyses revealed an overall increase in the immune responses following repeated exposure to the designed vaccine. Based on our findings, the vaccine candidate designed in this study has the potential to be tested as a promising novel mRNA therapeutic vaccine against MPXV infection.

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PMID38024731
PMCPMC10652822
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