Development of new vaccine target against SARS-CoV2 using envelope (E) protein: An evolutionary, molecular modeling and docking based study.
Int J Biol Macromol
; 172: 74-81, 2021 Mar 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1002618
ABSTRACT
COVID-19 is one of the fatal pandemic throughout the world. For cellular fusion, its antigenic peptides are presented by major histocompatibility complex (MHC) in humans. Therefore, exploration into residual interaction details of CoV2 with MHCs shall be a promising point for instigating the vaccine development. Envelope (E) protein, the smallest outer surface protein from SARS-CoV2 genome was found to possess the highest antigenicity and is therefore used to identify B-cell and T-cell epitopes. Four novel mutations (T55S, V56F, E69R and G70del) were observed in E-protein of SARS-CoV2 after evolutionary analysis. It showed a coilâhelix transition in the protein conformation. Antigenic variability of the epitopes was also checked to explore the novel mutations in the epitope region. It was found that the interactions were more when SARS-CoV2 E-protein interacted with MHC-I than with MHC-II through several ionic and H-bonds. Tyr42 and Tyr57 played a predominant role upon interaction with MHC-I. The higher ΔG values with lesser dissociation constant values also affirm the stronger and spontaneous interaction by SARS-CoV2 proteins with MHCs. On comparison with the consensus E-protein, SARS-CoV2 E-protein showed stronger interaction with the MHCs with lesser solvent accessibility. E-protein can therefore be targeted as a potential vaccine target against SARS-CoV2.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Evolution, Molecular
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Molecular Docking Simulation
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COVID-19 Vaccines
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Coronavirus Envelope Proteins
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SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Randomized controlled trials
Topics:
Vaccines
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Int J Biol Macromol
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.ijbiomac.2020.12.192
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