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Serotypic evolution of measles virus is constrained by multiple co-dominant B cell epitopes on its surface glycoproteins.

ABSTRACT: After centuries of pestilence and decades of global vaccination, measles virus (MeV) genotypes capable of evading vaccine-induced immunity have not emerged. Here, by systematically building mutations into the hemagglutinin (H) glycoprotein of an attenuated measles virus strain and assaying for serum neutralization, we show that virus evolution is severely constrained by the existence of numerous co-dominant H glycoprotein antigenic sites, some critical for binding to the pathogenicity receptors SLAMF1 and nectin-4. We further demonstrate the existence in serum of protective neutralizing antibodies targeting co-dominant fusion (F) glycoprotein epitopes. Lack of a substantial reduction in serum neutralization of mutant measles viruses that retain even one of the co-dominant antigenic sites makes evolution of pathogenic measles viruses capable of escaping serum neutralization in vaccinated individuals extremely unlikely.

SUBMITTER: Munoz-Alia MA

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8080110 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Serotypic evolution of measles virus is constrained by multiple co-dominant B cell epitopes on its surface glycoproteins.

Muñoz-Alía Miguel Ángel MÁ Nace Rebecca A RA Zhang Lianwen L Russell Stephen J SJ

Cell reports. Medicine 20210330 4

After centuries of pestilence and decades of global vaccination, measles virus (MeV) genotypes capable of evading vaccine-induced immunity have not emerged. Here, by systematically building mutations into the hemagglutinin (H) glycoprotein of an attenuated measles virus strain and assaying for serum neutralization, we show that virus evolution is severely constrained by the existence of numerous co-dominant H glycoprotein antigenic sites, some critical for binding to the pathogenicity receptors ...[more]

PMID: 33948566

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Project description:ObjectiveDespite of antiviral drugs and successful treatment, an effective vaccine against hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is still required. Recently, bioinformatic methods same as prediction algorithms, have greatly contributed to the use of peptides in the design of immunogenic vaccines. Therefore, finding more conserved sites on the surface glycoproteins (E1 and E2) of HCV, as major targets to design an effective vaccine against genetically different viruses in each genotype was the goal of the study.Materials and methodsIn this experimental study, 100 entire sequences of E1 and E2 were retrieved from the NCBI website and analyzed in terms of mutations and critical sites by Bioedit 7.7.9, MEGA X software. Furthermore, HCV-1a samples were obtained from some infected people in Iran, and reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RTPCR) assay was optimized to amplify their E1 and E2 genes. Moreover, all three-dimensional structures of E1 and E2 downloaded from the PDB database were analyzed by YASARA. In the next step, three interest areas of humoral immunity in the E2 glycoprotein were evaluated. OSPREY3.0 protein design software was performed to increase the affinity to neutralizing antibodies in these areas.ResultsWe found the effective in silico binding affinity of residues in three broadly neutralizing epitopes of E2 glycoprotein. First, positions that have substitution capacity were detected in these epitopes. Furthermore, residues that have high stability for substitution in these situations were indicated. Then, the mutants with the strongest affinity to neutralize antibodies were predicted. I414M, T416S, I422V, I414M-T416S, and Q412N-I414M-T416S substitutions theoretically were exhibited as mutants with the best affinity binding.ConclusionUsing an innovative filtration strategy, the residues of E2 epitopes which have the best in silico binding affinity to neutralizing antibodies were exhibited and a distinct peptide library platform was designed.

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Serotypic evolution of measles virus is constrained by multiple co-dominant B cell epitopes on its surface glycoproteins.

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Serotypic evolution of measles virus is constrained by multiple co-dominant B cell epitopes on its surface glycoproteins.

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