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Mining of linear B cell epitopes of SARS-CoV-2 ORF8 protein from COVID-19 patients

Emerging Microbes and Infections, 2021
Given the on-going SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, identification of immunogenic targets against the viral protein will provide crucial advances towards the development of sensitive diagnostic tools and vaccination strategies. Our previous study has found that ORF8
Xiaohui Wang, Joy-Yan Lam, Linlei Chen, Shannon Wing-Ngor Au, Kelvin K. W. To, Kwok-Yung Yuen, Kin-Hang Kok   +6 more
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Antibodies validated for routinely processed tissues stain frozen sections unpredictably

BioTechniques, 2021
Background: Antibody validation for tissue staining is required for reproducibility; criteria to ensure validity have been published recently. The majority of these recommendations imply the use of routinely processed (formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded ...
Maddalena M Bolognesi, Francesco Mascadri, Laura Furia, Mario Faretta, Francesca M Bosisio, Giorgio Cattoretti   +5 more
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Development of a Universal Epitope-Based Influenza Vaccine and Evaluation of Its Effectiveness in Mice

Vaccines, 2022
Vaccination is an effective and economically viable means of protection against the influenza virus, but due to rapid viral evolution, modern seasonal vaccines are not effective enough.
Ramil R. Mintaev, Dina V. Glazkova, Olga V. Orlova, Elena V. Bogoslovskaya, German A. Shipulin   +4 more
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Revealing Novel-Strain-Specific and Shared Epitopes of Infectious Bronchitis Virus Spike Glycoprotein Using Chemical Linkage of Peptides onto Scaffolds Precision Epitope Mapping

Viruses, 2023
The avian coronavirus, infectious bronchitis virus (IBV), is an economically important infectious disease affecting chickens, with a diverse range of serotypes found globally.
Samantha Sives, Sarah Keep, Erica Bickerton, Lonneke Vervelde   +3 more
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Pediatric Kidney Transplantation—Can We Do Better? The Promise and Limitations of Epitope/Eplet Matching

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022
Kidney transplant is the optimal treatment for end-stage kidney disease as it offers significant survival and quality of life advantages over dialysis.
Olga Charnaya, Daniella Levy Erez, Daniella Levy Erez, Sandra Amaral, Dimitrios S. Monos   +4 more
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Combining different bacteria in vaccine formulations enhances the chance for antiviral cross-reactive immunity: a detailed in silico analysis for influenza A virus

Frontiers in Immunology, 2023
Bacteria are well known to provide heterologous immunity against viral infections through various mechanisms including the induction of innate trained immunity and adaptive cross-reactive immunity.
Andrés Bodas-Pinedo, Esther M. Lafuente, Hector F. Pelaez-Prestel, Alvaro Ras-Carmona, Jose L. Subiza, Pedro A. Reche   +5 more
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Epitope mapping of ORF3a Protein SARS-CoV-2 in Indonesia through computational study

Journal of Tropical Life Science, 2022
In Indonesia, the vaccine for SARS-CoV-2 is still being developed. ORF3a protein of SARS-CoV-2 could be a potential peptide to be used in the vaccine, therapeutic antibodies, and diagnostic kit development. We used the computational approach in designing
Hartiyowidi Yuliawuri, Jeanne Elvia Christian   +1 more
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Epitope Tagging [PDF]

BioTechniques, 2008
Epitope tagging is widely used in the characterization of newly discovered proteins. This review presents an overview of how the technique evolved and how it is being used today, with a focus on its use in the study of protein-protein interactions. In addition, the evolution of the technique for proteomic analyses is described.
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Potent neutralizing monoclonal antibodies against Ebola virus isolated from vaccinated donors

mAbs, 2020
Ebola virus (EBOV) can cause severe hemorrhagic fever in humans, and no approved treatment is currently available. Although several antibodies have achieved good protection in animal models, the potential emerging isolates of ebolavirus and the unknown ...
Pengfei Fan, Xiangyang Chi, Guodong Liu, Guanying Zhang, Zhengshan Chen, Yujiao Liu, Ting Fang, Jianmin Li, Logan Banadyga, Shihua He, Changming Yu, Xiangguo Qiu, Wei Chen   +12 more
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Future of cancer immunotherapy using plant virus-based nanoparticles

Future Science OA, 2019
Immunotherapy potentiates a patient’s immune response against some forms of cancer, including malignant tumors. In this Special Report, we have summarized the use of nanoparticles that have been designed for use in cancer immunotherapy with particular ...
Erum Shoeb, Kathleen Hefferon
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