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ArticleVeterinary world2024

Designing a multi-epitope construct using immuno-informatic tools to prepare a messenger RNA vaccine against

Ubaid Ullah, Kamran Ashraf, Wasim Shehzad, Muhammad Imran Rashid

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Ubaid UllahDepartment of Parasitology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore 54200, Pakistan.
Kamran AshrafDepartment of Parasitology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore 54200, Pakistan.
Wasim ShehzadInstitute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore 54200, Pakistan.
Muhammad Imran RashidDepartment of Parasitology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore 54200, Pakistan.

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Abstract

Background and Aims: Ticks are blood-feeding ectoparasites that transmit pathogens to animals and humans. One of the most important hard ticks in animals is Materials and Methods: The Results: More than 1000 epitopes were predicted, from which only nine helper T-lymphocytes, 18 cytotoxic T-lymphocytes, and nine B-cell epitopes of all three proteins were selected with high antigenic scores of 0.958 for Bm86, 0.752 for Subolesin, and 0.964 for ATAQ, respectively. An adjuvant was used to enhance immune responses, all of which were linked to one another using GPGPG, AAY, and KK linkers, respectively. The physiochemical properties predicted that the instability index of the construct would be <40%, indicating that the construct is stable. Plasmids were transformed in compatible competent cells, and white-transformed colonies were observed. Restriction analysis was performed, DNA was transcribed into mRNA, and LNPs were prepared and characterized. Conclusion: More than 1000 epitopes were predicted using immune informatic tools, and only high-scoring epitopes were selected. A multi-epitope construct was designed using bio-informatic tools, and its physicochemical properties were predicted. The design construct was inserted into the pVAX1 plasmid, and

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immuno-informatic toolslipid nanoparticlesmultiepitope constructRhipicephalus microplus

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PMID39619941
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