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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2025

Comprehensive immunoinformatics and bioinformatics strategies for designing a multi-epitope based vaccine targeting structural proteins of Nipah virus.

Shivangi Sharma, Pragya D Yadav, Sarah Cherian

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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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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Shivangi SharmaIndian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)-National Institute of Virology, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Pragya D YadavIndian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)-National Institute of Virology, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Sarah CherianIndian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)-National Institute of Virology, Pune, Maharashtra, India.

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Abstract

Background: Nipah virus (NiV) is characterized by recurring outbreaks and causes severe neurological impact, leading to increased mortality rates. Despite the severity of the disease, there is no proven post-exposure treatment available, emphasizing the critical need for the development of an effective vaccine. Objective: This study was aimed at designing a multi-epitope based vaccine candidate based on an in-silico approach. Methods: NiV's Structural proteins were screened for B and T-cell epitopes, assessing characteristics like antigenicity, immunogenicity, allergenicity, and toxicity. Two vaccine constructs (NiV_1 & 2) were designed using different adjuvants (Cholera toxin and Beta-defensin 3) and linkers and their predicted 3D structures were evaluated for interaction with Toll-Like Receptor TLR-3 using docking and molecular dynamics (MD) simulation studies. Finally, The potential expression of the vaccine construct in Escherichia coli (E. coli.) was verified by cloning it into the PET28a (+) vector and immune simulations were undertaken. Results: The study identified 30 conserved, antigenic, immunogenic, non-allergenic, and non-toxic epitopes with a broad population coverage. Based on the stability of vaccine construct in MD simulations results, NiV_1 was considered for further analysis. Conclusion: The findings indicate that the NiV_1 vaccine construct has the potential to elicit both cellular and humoral immune responses. Additional

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Computational BiologyEpitopes, B-LymphocyteEpitopes, T-LymphocyteHenipavirus InfectionsNipah VirusViral Structural ProteinsViral VaccinesHumansImmunoinformaticsMolecular Docking SimulationMolecular Dynamics SimulationEpitopes, B-LymphocyteEpitopes, T-LymphocyteViral Structural ProteinsViral Vaccinesimmune simulationimmunoinformaticsmolecular dockingmolecular dynamics simulationmulti-epitope vaccineNipah virus (NiV)

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