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Immunoinformatics and computational approaches driven designing a novel vaccine candidate against Powassan virus.
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- Multi-Epitope mRNA Vaccine TargetingBioinformatics and biology insights · 2026Article
- Innate Immune Response to Powassan Virus Infection: Progress Toward Infection Control.Vaccines · 2025Review
- Design and Preliminary Immunogenicity Evaluation of Nipah Virus Glycoprotein G Epitope-Based Peptide Vaccine in Mice.Vaccines · 2025Article
- Integrating immunoinformatics and computational epitope prediction for a vaccine candidate against respiratory syncytial virus.Infectious Disease Modelling · 2024Article
- Revolutionizing Nipah virus vaccinology: insights into subunit vaccine development strategies and immunological advances.In silico pharmacology · 2024Article
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Abstract
Powassan virus (POWV) is an arthropod-borne virus (arbovirus) capable of causing severe illness in humans for severe neurological complications, and its incidence has been on the rise in recent years due to climate change, posing a growing public health concern. Currently, no vaccines to prevent or medicines to treat POWV disease, emphasizing the urgent need for effective countermeasures. In this study, we utilize bioinformatics approaches to target proteins of POWV, including the capsid, envelope, and membrane proteins, to predict diverse B-cell and T-cell epitopes. These epitopes underwent screening for critical properties such as antigenicity, allergenicity, toxicity, and cytokine induction potential. Eight selected epitopes were then conjugated with adjuvants using various linkers, resulting in designing of a potentially stable and immunogenic vaccine candidate against POWV. Moreover, molecular docking, molecular dynamics simulations, and immune simulations revealed a stable interaction pattern with the immune receptor, suggesting the vaccine's potential to induce robust immune responses. In conclusion, our study provided a set of derived epitopes from POWV's proteins, demonstrating the potential for a novel vaccine candidate against POWV. Further in vitro and in vivo studies are warranted to advance our efforts and move closer to the goal of combatting POWV and related arbovirus infections.
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