Prediction of T/B cell epitopes specific to middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus by immunoinformatics method
HUANG Zhuanqing1 SUN Qi1 YANG Sen1 LI Yuanyuan1 SHI Haoyuan1 ZHANG Ying1 GONG Hui1 XU Fenghua1
1.Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Division, Department of Pharmacy, Medical Supplies Centre, Chinese People’s Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China;
2.Medical School of Chinese People’s Liberation Army, Beijing 100853, China
Abstract:Objective To predict the T/B cell epitopes against middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) by immunoinformatics methods. Methods After obtaining S protein sequence from NCBI, MEGA11 was used to compare multiple sequences and construct phylogenetic tree. The physicochemical properties of S protein were analyzed by Expasy Protparam and its secondary structure was predicted by SOPMA. Subsequently, S protein was modeled and verified. Killer T cell (CTL) epitopes were predicted by NetCTL-1.2, NetMHC pan EL 4.1, and IEDB, while helper T cell (HTL) epitopes were predicted by NetMHCⅡpan-4.0, IFNepitope, and IL-4pred. ABCpred and BepiPred-2.0 predict linear B cell epitopes (LBL), and the ElliPro tool predicts conformational B cell epitopes (CBL). Finally, the antigenicity, sensitization, and toxicity of the predicted linear epitopes were predicted. Results The S protein sequence was highly conserved, and 100 MERS-CoV S proteins from different countries could fit into the same phylogenetic clade. The results of physicochemical analysis showed that the total mean value of hydrophilicity of S protein was -0.078, and the half-life of S protein in mammalian reticulocytes was about 30 h. The model verification results showed that the model of S protein was reasonable. Two CTL epitopes, two HTL epitopes, and 15 LBL epitopes with antigenicity, non-allergenicity and non-toxicity were predicted from S protein. The ElliPro tool predicted five CBL epitopes. Conclusion The S protein of MERS-CoV is a hydrophilic stable protein. T/B cell antigen epitopes can be predicted by combining various bioinformatics methods, which has important reference significance for the development of polypeptide vaccine against MERS-CoV.
黄转青1 孙琦1 杨森1 李渊源1 石浩源1 张莹1 龚辉2 徐风华1. 免疫信息学方法预测针对中东呼吸综合征冠状病毒的T/B细胞抗原表位[J]. 中国医药导报, 2023, 20(18): 15-19.
HUANG Zhuanqing1 SUN Qi1 YANG Sen1 LI Yuanyuan1 SHI Haoyuan1 ZHANG Ying1 GONG Hui1 XU Fenghua1. Prediction of T/B cell epitopes specific to middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus by immunoinformatics method. 中国医药导报, 2023, 20(18): 15-19.
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