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Construction of an immunoinformatics-based multi-epitope vaccine candidate targeting Kyasanur forest disease virus.

Sunitha Manjari Kasibhatla, Lekshmi Rajan, Anita Shete, Vinod Jani, Savita Yadav, Yash Joshi, Rima Sahay, Deepak Y Patil, Sreelekshmy Mohandas, Triparna Majumdar and 3 more

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Sunitha Manjari Kasibhatla *Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, Pune, India.ORCID 0000-0003-0320-2209
Lekshmi Rajan *Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Virology, Pune, India.
Anita SheteIndian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Virology, Pune, India.
Vinod JaniCentre for Development of Advanced Computing, Pune, India.
Savita YadavIndian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Virology, Pune, India.
Yash JoshiIndian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Virology, Pune, India.
Rima SahayIndian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Virology, Pune, India.ORCID 0000-0003-1492-5568
Deepak Y PatilIndian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Virology, Pune, India.
Sreelekshmy MohandasIndian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Virology, Pune, India.
Triparna MajumdarIndian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Virology, Pune, India.
Uddhavesh SonavaneCentre for Development of Advanced Computing, Pune, India.ORCID 0000-0002-2482-9126
Rajendra JoshiCentre for Development of Advanced Computing, Pune, India.
Pragya YadavIndian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Virology, Pune, India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Kyasanur forest disease (KFD) is one of the neglected tick-borne viral zoonoses. KFD virus (KFDV) was initially considered endemic to the Western Ghats region of Karnataka state in India. Over the years, there have been reports of its spread to newer areas within and outside Karnataka. The absence of an effective treatment for KFD mandates the need for further research and development of novel vaccines. The present study was designed to develop a multi-epitope vaccine candidate against KFDV using immunoinformatics approaches. A total of 74 complete KFDV genome sequences were analysed for genetic recombination followed by phylogeny. Computational prediction of B- and T-cell epitopes belonging to envelope protein was performed and epitopes were prioritised based on IFN-Gamma, IL-4, IL-10 stimulation and checked for allergenicity and toxicity. The eight short-listed epitopes (three MHC-Class 1, three MHC-Class 2 and two B-cell) were then combined using various linkers to construct the vaccine candidate. Molecular docking followed by molecular simulations revealed stable interactions of the vaccine candidate with immune receptor complex namely Toll-like receptors (TLR2-TLR6). Codon optimization followed by

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Computational BiologyEncephalitis Viruses, Tick-BorneEpitopes, T-LymphocyteKyasanur Forest DiseaseViral VaccinesAnimalsEpitopes, B-LymphocyteHumansImmunoinformaticsIndiaMolecular Docking SimulationPhylogenyEpitopes, B-LymphocyteEpitopes, T-LymphocyteViral VaccinesEpitopesImmune receptorImmunoinformaticsKyasanur forest disease virusVaccine

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PMCPMC11932114

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