Immunoinformatics-Aided Design of a Peptide Based Multiepitope Vaccine Targeting Glycoproteins and Membrane Proteins against Monkeypox Virus
Immunoinformatics-Aided Design of a Peptide Based Multiepitope Vaccine Targeting Glycoproteins and Membrane Proteins against Monkeypox Virus
- June 14, 2026
- Posted by: Stem Skills Lab
Viruses · 2022 · Cited 53 times
Nahid Akhtar, Vikas Kaushik, Ravneet Kaur Grewal, Atif Khurshid Wani, Chonticha Suwattanasophon, Kiattawee Choowongkomon, Romina Oliva, Abdul Rajjak Shaikh, Luigi Cavallo, Mohit Chawla
Prompted by the multi-country monkeypox outbreak, this study uses immunoinformatics to design a peptide-based multi-epitope vaccine against the virus, targeting its glycoproteins and membrane proteins. Seven epitopes predicted to be antigenic, non-allergenic, non-toxic and interferon-activating were linked with adjuvants into a candidate. Molecular docking, molecular dynamics and immune simulations predicted stable binding to the human TLR5 receptor and a useful immune response, pending laboratory validation.
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