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Thermal and Acidic Treatments of Gluten Epitopes Affect Their Recognition by HLA-DQ2 in silico

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2021
Celiac disease (CD) is a prevalent disorder with autoimmune features. Dietary exposure of wheat gluten (including gliadins and glutenins) to the small intestine activates the gluten-reactive CD4+ T cells and controls the disease development.
Jihui Gao, Haolan Du, Zekun Zhou, Zhongxin Liang, Hongrui Liang, PeiAo Zhang, Xue Wei, Shujun Liu, Linglin Fu, Yanbo Wang, Huilian Che, Wentong Xue, Fengjiao Xin, Dong Yang   +13 more
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Structural Influence on the Dominance of Virus-Specific CD4 T Cell Epitopes in Zika Virus Infection

Frontiers in Immunology, 2018
Zika virus (ZIKV) has recently caused explosive outbreaks in Pacific islands, South- and Central America. Like with other flaviviruses, protective immunity is strongly dependent on potently neutralizing antibodies (Abs) directed against the viral ...
Maximilian Koblischke, Karin Stiasny, Stephan W. Aberle, Stefan Malafa, Georgios Tsouchnikas, Julia Schwaiger, Michael Kundi, Franz X. Heinz, Judith H. Aberle   +8 more
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The Advantage of Using Immunoinformatic Tools on Vaccine Design and Development for Coronavirus

Vaccines, 2022
After the outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 by the end of 2019, the vaccine development strategies became a worldwide priority. Furthermore, the appearances of novel SARS-CoV-2 variants challenge researchers to develop new pharmacological or preventive strategies ...
Jazmín García-Machorro, Gema Lizbeth Ramírez-Salinas, Marlet Martinez-Archundia, José Correa-Basurto   +3 more
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Epitope spreading

Current Opinion in Immunology, 1996
Epitope (determinant) spreading is the development of immune responses to endogenous epitopes secondary to the release of self antigens during a chronic autoimmune or inflammatory response. The past year has seen considerable advances in our understanding of the contribution of epitope spreading to the chronic pathogenesis of experimental T-cell ...
Vanderlugt, Carol J, Miller, Stephen D
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A Method for Screening Proteases That Can Specifically Hydrolyze the Epitope AA83-105 of α_s1-Casein Allergen

Foods, 2022
Milk protein hydrolysates are common in infant formula, but some of them retain allergenicity due to incomplete hydrolysis of the epitopes for milk allergens.
Di Liu, Xiaozhe Lv, Yanjun Cong, Linfeng Li   +3 more
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Designing a multi-epitope subunit vaccine against Orf virus using molecular docking and molecular dynamics

Virulence
Orf virus (ORFV) is an acute contact, epitheliotropic, zoonotic, and double-stranded DNA virus that causes significant economic losses in the livestock industry.
Feng Pang, Qinqin Long, Shaobo Liang
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CD4+ T cells targeting dominant and cryptic epitopes from Bacillus anthracis Lethal Factor

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2016
Anthrax is an endemic infection in many countries, particularly in the developing world. The causative agent, Bacillus anthracis, mediates disease through the secretion of binary exotoxins.
Stephanie eAscough, Rebecca Jo Ingram, Karen eChu, Julie eMusson, Stephen eMoore, Theresa eGallagher, Leslie eBaillie, Ethel Diane Williamson, John eRobinson, Bernard eMaillere, Rosemary eBoyton, Daniel eAltmann   +11 more
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The CD8+ and CD4+ T Cell Immunogen Atlas of Zika Virus Reveals E, NS1 and NS4 Proteins as the Vaccine Targets

Viruses, 2022
Zika virus (ZIKV)-specific T cells are activated by different peptides derived from virus structural and nonstructural proteins, and contributed to the viral clearance or protective immunity.
Hangjie Zhang, Wenling Xiao, Min Zhao, Yingze Zhao, Yongli Zhang, Dan Lu, Shuangshuang Lu, Qingxu Zhang, Weiyu Peng, Liumei Shu, Jie Zhang, Sai Liu, Kexin Zong, Pengyan Wang, Beiwei Ye, Shihua Li, Shuguang Tan, Fuping Zhang, Jianfang Zhou, Peipei Liu, Guizhen Wu, Xuancheng Lu, George F. Gao, William J. Liu   +23 more
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Neutralizing Antibody Response to Hepatitis C Virus

Viruses, 2011
A critical first step in a “rational vaccine design” approach for hepatitis C virus (HCV) is to identify the most relevant mechanisms of immune protection. Emerging evidence provides support for a protective role of virus neutralizing antibodies, and the
Zhen-Yong Keck, Yong Wang, Steven K. H. Foung   +2 more
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In Silico Prediction of Cross-Reactive Epitopes of Tropomyosin from Shrimp and Other Arthropods Involved in Allergy

Molecules, 2022
Tropomyosin in shellfish is considered a major cross-reactive allergen in house dust mites and cockroaches; however, the specific epitopes have not been elucidated. Therefore, this study aimed to identify the consensus antigenic determinant among shrimp,
Jirakrit Saetang, Varomyalin Tipmanee, Soottawat Benjakul   +2 more
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