Book ; Online: DataSheet_2_Immunoinformatic Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 Nucleocapsid Protein and Identification of COVID-19 Vaccine Targets.pdf
2020
Abstract: COVID-19 is a worldwide emergency; therefore, there is a critical need for foundational knowledge about B and T cell responses to SARS-CoV-2 essential for vaccine development. However, little information is available defining which determinants of SARS- ... ...
Abstract | COVID-19 is a worldwide emergency; therefore, there is a critical need for foundational knowledge about B and T cell responses to SARS-CoV-2 essential for vaccine development. However, little information is available defining which determinants of SARS-CoV-2 other than the spike glycoprotein are recognized by the host immune system. In this study, we focus on the SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein as a suitable candidate target for vaccine formulations. Major B and T cell epitopes of the SARS-CoV-2 N protein are predicted and resulting sequences compared with the homolog immunological domains of other coronaviruses that infect human beings. The most dominant of B cell epitope is located between 176–206 amino acids in the SRGGSQASSRSSSRSRNSSRNSTPGSSRGTS sequence. Further, we identify sequences which are predicted to bind multiple common MHC I and MHC II alleles. Most notably there is a region of potential T cell cross-reactivity within the SARS-CoV-2 N protein position 102–110 amino acids that traverses multiple human alpha and betacoronaviruses. Vaccination strategies designed to target these conserved epitope regions could generate immune responses that are cross-reactive across human coronaviruses, with potential to protect or modulate disease. Finally, these predictions can facilitate effective vaccine design against this high priority virus. |
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Keywords | Immunology ; Applied Immunology (incl. Antibody Engineering ; Xenotransplantation and T-cell Therapies) ; Autoimmunity ; Cellular Immunology ; Humoural Immunology and Immunochemistry ; Immunogenetics (incl. Genetic Immunology) ; Innate Immunity ; Transplantation Immunology ; Tumour Immunology ; Immunology not elsewhere classified ; Genetic Immunology ; Animal Immunology ; Veterinary Immunology ; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ; Coronavirus Disease 2019 ; epitopes ; vaccine ; T cells ; B cells ; nucleocapsid ; covid19 |
Subject code | 570 |
Publishing date | 2020-10-28T04:21:28Z |
Publishing country | uk |
Document type | Book ; Online |
Database | BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection) |
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