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ArticleImmunity, inflammation and disease2024

Exploring computational approaches to design mRNA Vaccine against vaccinia and Mpox viruses.

Elijah K Oladipo, Olanrewaju D Oyelakin, Abdulsamad O Aiyelabegan, Elizabeth O Olajide, Victoria O Olatayo, Kaothar P Owolabi, Yewande B Shittu, Rhoda O Olugbodi, Hezekiah A Ajala, Raji A Rukayat and 12 more

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Article in Immunity, inflammation and disease, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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22 authors.

Elijah K OladipoDivision of Vaccine Design and Development, Helix Biogen Institute, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria.ORCID 0000-0002-9646-5122
Olanrewaju D OyelakinDivision of Vaccine Design and Development, Helix Biogen Institute, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria.
Abdulsamad O AiyelabeganDivision of Vaccine Design and Development, Helix Biogen Institute, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria.
Elizabeth O OlajideDivision of Vaccine Design and Development, Helix Biogen Institute, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria.
Victoria O OlatayoDivision of Vaccine Design and Development, Helix Biogen Institute, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria.
Kaothar P OwolabiDivision of Vaccine Design and Development, Helix Biogen Institute, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria.
Yewande B ShittuDivision of Vaccine Design and Development, Helix Biogen Institute, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria.
Rhoda O OlugbodiDivision of Vaccine Design and Development, Helix Biogen Institute, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria.
Hezekiah A AjalaDivision of Vaccine Design and Development, Helix Biogen Institute, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria.
Raji A RukayatDivision of Vaccine Design and Development, Helix Biogen Institute, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria.
Deborah O OlayiwolaDivision of Vaccine Design and Development, Helix Biogen Institute, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria.
Boluwatife A IrewoledeDivision of Vaccine Design and Development, Helix Biogen Institute, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria.
Esther M JimahDivision of Vaccine Design and Development, Helix Biogen Institute, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria.
Julius K OlokeDepartment of Natural Sciences, Precious Cornerstone University, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.
Taiwo O OjoDivision of Vaccine Design and Development, Helix Biogen Institute, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria.
Olumide F AjaniAfrican Centre for Disease Control HQ, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.ORCID 0000-0001-6652-8383
Bamidele A IwalokunMolecular Biology and Biotechnology Department, Nigeria Institute of Medical Research, Lagos, Nigeria.
Olatunji M KolawoleDepartment of Microbiology, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria.
Olumuyiwa E AriyoDepartment of Medicine, Infectious Disease and Tropical Medicine Unit, Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria.
Daniel A AdediranDivision of Vaccine Design and Development, Helix Biogen Institute, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria.
Seun E OlufemiDivision of Vaccine Design and Development, Helix Biogen Institute, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria.
Helen OnyeakaSchool of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-3846-847X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMessenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines emerged as a powerful tool in the fight against infections. Unlike traditional vaccines, this unique type of vaccine elicits robust and persistent innate and humoral immune response with a unique host cell-mediated pathogen gene expression and antigen presentation.

methodsThis offers a novel approach to combat poxviridae infections. From the genome of vaccinia and Mpox viruses, three key genes (E8L, E7R, and H3L) responsible for virus attachment and virulence were selected and employed for designing the candidate mRNA vaccine against vaccinia and Mpox viral infection. Various bioinformatics tools were employed to generate (B cell, CTL, and HTL) epitopes, of which 28 antigenic and immunogenic epitopes were selected and are linked to form the mRNA vaccine construct. Additional components, including a 5' cap, 5' UTR, adjuvant, 3' UTR, and poly(A) tail, were incorporated to enhance stability and effectiveness. Safety measures such as testing for human homology and in silico immune simulations were implemented to avoid autoimmunity and to mimics the immune response of human host to the designed mRNA vaccine, respectively. The mRNA vaccine's binding affinity was evaluated by docking it with TLR-2, TLR-3, TLR-4, and TLR-9 receptors which are subsequently followed by molecular dynamics simulations for the highest binding one to predict the stability of the binding complex.

resultsWith a 73% population coverage, the mRNA vaccine looks promising, boasting a molecular weight of 198 kDa and a molecular formula of C

conclusionsHowever, further validation through in vivo and in vitro techniques is underway to fully assess its potential.

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Computational BiologymRNA VaccinesVaccinia virusEpitopes, B-LymphocyteEpitopes, T-LymphocyteHumansMpox, MonkeypoxPoxviridae InfectionsRNA, MessengerVaccine DevelopmentVaccines, SyntheticVacciniaViral VaccinesEpitopes, B-LymphocyteEpitopes, T-LymphocytemRNA VaccinesRNA, MessengerVaccines, SyntheticViral VaccinesimmunoinformaticsMpox virusmRNA vaccinePox virusesvaccine designvaccinia virus

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