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ArticlePloS one2024

Multi-epitope vaccine design using in silico analysis of glycoprotein and nucleocapsid of NIPAH virus.

Anoop Kumar, Gauri Misra, Sreelekshmy Mohandas, Pragya D Yadav

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  1. Proteome conserved multi-epitope-based vaccine construct against Nipah virus.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2026
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Anoop KumarMolecular Diagnostic Laboratory, National Institute of Biologicals, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.ORCID 0000-0002-5236-8515
Gauri MisraMolecular Diagnostic Laboratory, National Institute of Biologicals, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Sreelekshmy MohandasMaximum Containment Laboratory, ICMR-National Institute of Virology, Microbial Containment Complex, Pashan, Pune, India.
Pragya D YadavMaximum Containment Laboratory, ICMR-National Institute of Virology, Microbial Containment Complex, Pashan, Pune, India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

According to the 2018 WHO R&D Blueprint, Nipah virus (NiV) is a priority disease, and the development of a vaccine against NiV is strongly encouraged. According to criteria used to categorize zoonotic diseases, NiV is a stage III disease that can spread to people and cause unpredictable outbreaks. Since 2001, the NiV virus has caused annual outbreaks in Bangladesh, while in India it has caused occasional outbreaks. According to estimates, the mortality rate for infected individuals ranges from 70 to 91%. Using immunoinformatic approaches to anticipate the epitopes of the MHC-I, MHC-II, and B-cells, they were predicted using the NiV glycoprotein and nucleocapsid protein. The selected epitopes were used to develop a multi-epitope vaccine construct connected with linkers and adjuvants in order to improve immune responses to the vaccine construct. The 3D structure of the engineered vaccine was anticipated, optimized, and confirmed using a variety of computer simulation techniques so that its stability could be assessed. According to the immunological simulation tests, it was found that the vaccination elicits a targeted immune response against the NiV. Docking with TLR-3, 7, and 8 revealed that vaccine candidates had high binding affinities and low binding energies. Finally, molecular dynamic analysis confirms the stability of the new vaccine. Codon optimization and in silico cloning showed that the proposed vaccine was expressed to a high degree in Escherichia coli. The study will help in identifying a potential epitope for a vaccine candidate against NiV. The developed multi-epitope vaccine construct has a lot of potential, but they still need to be verified by in vitro & in vivo studies.

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GlycoproteinsNipah VirusViral VaccinesComputer SimulationEpitopesHenipavirus InfectionsHumansMolecular Docking SimulationMolecular Dynamics SimulationNucleocapsidEpitopesGlycoproteinsViral Vaccines

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