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TCEPVDB: Artificial Intelligence-Based Proteome-Wide Screening of Antigens and Linear T-Cell Epitopes in the Poxviruses and the Development of a Repository.

Mansi Dutt, Anuj Kumar, Ali Toloue Ostadgavahi, David J Kelvin, Gustavo Sganzerla Martinez

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Mansi DuttDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Canadian Center for Vaccinology (CCfV), Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3K 6R8, Canada.
Anuj KumarDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Canadian Center for Vaccinology (CCfV), Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3K 6R8, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-5023-7618
Ali Toloue OstadgavahiDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Canadian Center for Vaccinology (CCfV), Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3K 6R8, Canada.
David J KelvinDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Canadian Center for Vaccinology (CCfV), Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3K 6R8, Canada.
Gustavo Sganzerla MartinezDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Canadian Center for Vaccinology (CCfV), Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3K 6R8, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-7656-0579

Funding

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) CIHR MZ1 187236Dalhousie Medical Research Foundation N/ALi-Ka Shing Foundation N/AModerna Global Fellowship 2024 2024-MGF-000316 (91353)Research Nova Scotia 2023-2565
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Abstract

backgroundPoxviruses constitute a family of large dsDNA viruses that can infect a plethora of species including humans. Historically, poxviruses have caused a health burden in multiple outbreaks. The large genome of poxviruses favors reverse vaccinology approaches that can determine potential antigens and epitopes. Here, we propose the modeling of a user-friendly database containing the predicted antigens and epitopes of a large cohort of poxvirus proteomes using the existing PoxiPred method for reverse vaccinology of poxviruses.

methodsIn the present study, we obtained the whole proteomes of as many as 37 distinct poxviruses. We utilized each proteome to predict both antigenic proteins and T-cell epitopes of poxviruses with the aid of an Artificial Intelligence method, namely the PoxiPred method.

resultsIn total, we predicted 3966 proteins as potential antigen targets. Of note, we considered that this protein may exist in a set of proteoforms. Subsets of these proteins constituted a comprehensive repository of 54,291 linear T-cell epitopes. We combined the outcome of the predictions in the format of a web tool that delivers a database of antigens and epitopes of poxviruses. We also developed a comprehensive repository dedicated to providing access to end-users to obtain AI-based screened antigens and T-cell epitopes of poxviruses in a user-friendly manner. These antigens and epitopes can be utilized to design experiments for the development of effective vaccines against a plethora of poxviruses.

conclusionsThe TCEPVDB repository, already deployed to the web under an open-source coding philosophy, is free to use, does not require any login, does not store any information from its users.

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poxvirusesrepositoryreverse vaccinologyvaccine development

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PMID41283648
PMCPMC12642008

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