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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2026

Bioinformatics-driven design and protective efficacy assessment of a multi-epitope vaccine for

Wenyong Feng, Lu Sun, Chenglong Yang, Jie Cao, Yongzhi Zhou, Jinlin Zhou, Longzheng Yu, Houshuang Zhang

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Wenyong FengKey Laboratory of Animal Parasitology of Ministry of Agriculture, Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, China.
Lu SunKey Laboratory of Animal Parasitology of Ministry of Agriculture, Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, China.
Chenglong YangKey Laboratory of Animal Parasitology of Ministry of Agriculture, Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, China.
Jie CaoKey Laboratory of Animal Parasitology of Ministry of Agriculture, Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, China.
Yongzhi ZhouKey Laboratory of Animal Parasitology of Ministry of Agriculture, Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, China.
Jinlin ZhouKey Laboratory of Animal Parasitology of Ministry of Agriculture, Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, China.
Longzheng YuCollege of Agriculture, Yanbian University, Yanji, Jilin, China.
Houshuang ZhangKey Laboratory of Animal Parasitology of Ministry of Agriculture, Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, China.

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Abstract

Introduction: Methods: Six antigens (GRA1, MIC17A, OWP2, LEA880, LEA870, and a hypothetical protein LEA530) representing different stages of the parasite lifecycle were selected from ToxoDB. T-cell and B-cell epitopes were predicted using immunoinformatics tools and screened based on antigenicity, allergenicity, and toxicity. The multi-epitope peptide (MEP1) was evaluated using molecular docking with Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) and immune simulation. The optimized sequence was expressed in HEK293T cells as a recombinant plasmid (MEP1-pcDNA3.1) and further evaluated in BALB/c mice. Results: MEP1 contained 13 cytotoxic T lymphocyte epitopes, 16 helper T lymphocyte epitopes, and 12 B-cell epitopes, with a length of 732 amino acids and a predicted molecular weight of 75.73 kDa. The antigenicity score was 0.7343, and structural modeling indicated stable secondary and tertiary conformations. Molecular docking suggested strong binding affinity to TLR4. Immune simulation predicted increased B-cell and T-cell responses following vaccination. Conclusion: This study demonstrates an immunoinformatics-guided multi-epitope vaccine strategy against

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Antigens, ProtozoanEpitopes, B-LymphocyteEpitopes, T-LymphocyteProtozoan VaccinesToxoplasmaToxoplasmosisAnimalsComputational BiologyFemaleHEK293 CellsHumansImmunoinformaticsMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMolecular Docking SimulationProtein Subunit VaccinesAntigens, ProtozoanEpitopes, B-LymphocyteEpitopes, T-LymphocyteProtein Subunit VaccinesProtozoan VaccinesbioinformaticsMEP1multi-epitope vaccineprotective efficacy assessmentToxoplasma gondii

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PMCPMC13472923

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