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ArticleScientific reports2024

Proteomics-based vaccine targets annotation and design of multi-epitope vaccine against antibiotic-resistant Streptococcus gallolyticus.

Peng Chao, Xueqin Zhang, Lei Zhang, Aiping Yang, Yong Wang, Xiaoyang Chen

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Peng Chao *Department of Cardiology, People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi, China.
Xueqin Zhang *Department of Nephrology, People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi, China.
Lei ZhangDepartment of Cardiology, People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi, China.
Aiping YangDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi, China.
Yong WangDepartment of Cardiology, People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi, China.
Xiaoyang ChenDepartment of Cardiology, People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi, China. chenxiaoyang20707@163.com.
People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Streptococcus gallolyticus is a non-motile, gram-positive bacterium that causes infective endocarditis. S. gallolyticus has developed resistance to existing antibiotics, and no vaccine is currently available. Therefore, it is essential to develop an effective S. gallolyticus vaccine. Core proteomics was used in this study together with subtractive proteomics and reverse vaccinology approach to find antigenic proteins that could be utilized for the design of the S. gallolyticus multi-epitope vaccine. The pipeline identified two antigenic proteins as potential vaccine targets: penicillin-binding protein and the ATP synthase subunit. T and B cell epitopes from the specific proteins were forecasted employing several immunoinformatics and bioinformatics resources. A vaccine (360 amino acids) was created using a combination of seven cytotoxic T cell lymphocyte (CTL), three helper T cell lymphocyte (HTL), and five linear B cell lymphocyte (LBL) epitopes. To increase immune responses, the vaccine was paired with a cholera enterotoxin subunit B (CTB) adjuvant. The developed vaccine was highly antigenic, non-allergenic, and stable for human use. The vaccine's binding affinity and molecular interactions with the human immunological receptor TLR4 were studied using molecular mechanics/generalized Born surface area (MMGBSA), molecular docking, and molecular dynamic (MD) simulation analyses. Escherichia coli (strain K12) plasmid vector pET-28a ( +) was used to examine the ability of the vaccine to be expressed. According to the outcomes of these computer experiments, the vaccine is quite promising in terms of developing a protective immunity against diseases. However, in vitro and animal research are required to validate our findings.

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Escherichia coli K12ProteomicsAdjuvants, ImmunologicAnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsComputational BiologyEpitopes, B-LymphocyteEpitopes, T-LymphocyteHumansMolecular Docking SimulationVaccines, SubunitAdjuvants, ImmunologicAnti-Bacterial AgentsEpitopes, B-LymphocyteEpitopes, T-LymphocyteVaccines, SubunitImmunoinformaticsMulti-epitope vaccinePan-genomeReverse vaccinology

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