Toxoplasma gondii Tyrosine-Rich Oocyst Wall Protein: A Closer Look through an In Silico Prism.

Toxoplasmosis is a global threat with significant zoonotic concern. The present in silico study was aimed at determination of bioinformatics features and immunogenic epitopes of a tyrosine-rich oocyst wall protein (TrOWP) of Toxoplasma gondii. After retrieving the amino acid sequence from UniProt da...

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Publicado en:BioMed Research International pp. 1 - 14
Autores principales: Asghari, Ali, Majidiani, Hamidreza, Nemati, Taher, Fatollahzadeh, Mohammad, Shams, Morteza, Naserifar, Razi, Kordi, Bahareh
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Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell 10/14/2021
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          Asghari, Ali
          Majidiani, Hamidreza
          Nemati, Taher
          Fatollahzadeh, Mohammad
          Shams, Morteza
          Naserifar, Razi
          Kordi, Bahareh
        affil: Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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          Toxoplasmosis
          Spores
          Bacterial Proteins
          Tyrosine
          T Lymphocytes
          T Follicular Helper Cells
          Bioinformatics
          Prediction Models
          Immunogenic Cell Death
          Mice
          Human
          Descriptive Statistics
          Confidence Intervals
          Odds Ratio
          Secondary Analysis
          Animal Studies
      ab: Toxoplasmosis is a global threat with significant zoonotic concern. The present in silico study was aimed at determination of bioinformatics features and immunogenic epitopes of a tyrosine-rich oocyst wall protein (TrOWP) of Toxoplasma gondii. After retrieving the amino acid sequence from UniProt database, several parameters were predicted including antigenicity, allergenicity, solubility and physico-chemical features, signal peptide, transmembrane domain, and posttranslational modifications. Following secondary and tertiary structure prediction, the 3D model was refined, and immunogenic epitopes were forecasted. It was a 25.57 kDa hydrophilic molecule with 236 residues, a signal peptide, and significant antigenicity scores. Moreover, several linear and conformational B-cell epitopes were present. Also, potential mouse and human cytotoxic T-lymphocyte (CTL) and helper T-lymphocyte (HTL) epitopes were predicted in the sequence. The findings of the present in silico study are promising as they render beneficial characteristics of TrOWP to be included in future vaccination experiments.
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