Computational investigation on protein sequence of non-O157 VTEC for potentiality of vaccine production

Computational method can be used for investigation of the protein sequences for developing a vaccine against infections. In this present study, a protein derived from non-O157 Verotoxin-producing E. coli (VTEC) was identified as a potential vaccine candidate that can be used to evaluate their immuno...

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Main Authors: Karim Khan, Md Fazlul, Kabir, M. Nomani, Rashid, Shah Samiur, Tayan, Omar, Mohammad Nazmul Hasan, Maziz
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2020
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Online Access:http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/29304/
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/29304/13/Computational%20Investigation%20on%20Protein%20Sequence.pdf
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Summary:Computational method can be used for investigation of the protein sequences for developing a vaccine against infections. In this present study, a protein derived from non-O157 Verotoxin-producing E. coli (VTEC) was identified as a potential vaccine candidate that can be used to evaluate their immunogenicity and protective capability against VTEC infections. Identification of potential B-cell epitopes for promising vaccine was carried out by evaluating the protein derived from non-O157 VTEC with the methods of beta turns, hydropathicity, surface accessibility and antigenicity. The methods were implemented in MATLAB. Our test results demonstrated that the VTEC-derived protein has plausible characteristics which provide significant insights for further investigations and will assist in finding potential drug targets/vaccine candidates.