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ArticleBioinformatics and biology insights2026

Systems Vaccinology-Integrated Proteomics to Develop a Novel Prophylactic and Therapeutic Vaccine Against Human Papillomavirus 16.

Shirin Fathi, Aida Solhjoo, Ashkan Bagheri, Amirhossein Sakhteman, Younes Ghasemi, Manica Negahdaripour

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Shirin FathiDepartment of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3332-4944
Aida SolhjooDepartment of Quality Control of Drug Products, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Ashkan BagheriPharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Amirhossein SakhtemanDepartment of Molecular Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Younes GhasemiDepartment of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Manica NegahdaripourDepartment of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.

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Abstract

Cervical cancer remains a major global health burden, with high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV), particularly HPV-16, responsible for most cases. While licensed prophylactic HPV vaccines are effective, their type-restricted coverage and lack of therapeutic activity highlight the need for next-generation vaccine strategies. In this study, a systems vaccinology-based approach was used to design a multi-epitope vaccine with both prophylactic and therapeutic potential against HPV-16. Immunodominant epitopes eliciting immune responses from HPV-16 E5, E6, E7, and L2 proteins were identified using immunoinformatics methods. Transcriptomic and pathway enrichment analysis of cervical cancer data sets identified interleukin-17A (IL-17A) signaling as a favorable immune axis, supporting its inclusion as a cytokine adjuvant. Population coverage evaluation demonstrated broad global applicability, with a predicted coverage of 99.98% across MHC class I and II alleles. Among 7 designed constructs, 1 candidate (model D) exhibited favorable physicochemical and structural properties, including high predicted solubility (73%), strong model quality, and antigenic potential. Docking analyses indicated strong correlations between native complexes and the corresponding vaccine-IL-17 receptor A and C complexes (Pearson

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adjuvantCervical cancerhuman papillomavirusin silicosystems vaccinologyvaccine design

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