Mapping the molecular characteristics of Brazilian human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 Env (gp46) and Pol amino acid sequences for vaccine design
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
; 102(6): 741-749, Sept. 2007. tab
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ABSTRACT
This study was carried out to evaluate the molecular pattern of all available Brazilian human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 Env (n = 15) and Pol (n = 43) nucleotide sequences via epitope prediction, physico-chemical analysis, and protein potential sites identification, giving support to the Brazilian AIDS vaccine program. In 12 previously described peptides of the Env sequences we found 12 epitopes, while in 4 peptides of the Pol sequences we found 4 epitopes. The total variation on the amino acid composition was 9 and 17 percent for human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I and class II Env epitopes, respectively. After analyzing the Pol sequences, results revealed a total amino acid variation of 0.75 percent for HLA-I and HLA-II epitopes. In 5 of the 12 Env epitopes the physico-chemical analysis demonstrated that the mutations magnified the antigenicity profile. The potential protein domain analysis of Env sequences showed the loss of a CK-2 phosphorylation site caused by D197N mutation in one epitope, and a N-glycosylation site caused by S246Y and V247I mutations in another epitope. Besides, the analysis of selection pressure have found 8 positive selected sites (w = 9.59) using the codon-based substitution models and maximum-likelihood methods. These studies underscore the importance of this Env region for the virus fitness, for the host immune response and, therefore, for the development of vaccine candidates.
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Assunto principal:
Vacinas Virais
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Desenho de Fármacos
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Vírus Linfotrópico T Tipo 1 Humano
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Produtos do Gene env
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Proteínas Oncogênicas de Retroviridae
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Mapeamento de Epitopos
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo prognóstico
Limite:
Humanos
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Assunto da revista:
Medicina Tropical
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Parasitologia
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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Documento de projeto
País de afiliação:
Brasil
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Reino Unido
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Faculdade de Tecnologia e Ciência/BR
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Fiocruz/BR
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South African National Bioinformatics Institute/GB