Immunogenicity Analysis and Identification of Potential T-Cell Epitopes in C129R Protein of African Swine Fever Virus

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第一作者： Zhai, Wenzhu

作者： Zhai, Wenzhu;Huang, Ying;He, Yuheng;Chu, Yuanyuan;Tao, Chunhao;Pang, Zhongbao;Wang, Zhen;Zhu, Hongfei;Jia, Hong

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关键词： African swine fever virus; C129R protein; humoral and cellular immunity; T-cell epitope

期刊名称：MICROORGANISMS （ 影响因子：4.1； 五年影响因子：4.5 ）

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年卷期： 2024 年 12 卷 6 期

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摘要： The highly conserved C129R protein of AFSV was utilized in the development of an ASFV recombinant adenovirus vaccine, demonstrating strong immunogenicity. In this study, we immunized 6-week-old female C57BL/6J mice via subcutaneous injection with 10 mu g of purified C129R protein. Humoral and cellular immune effects were assessed using ELISA, flow cytometry, and ELISpot assays. Additionally, 19 peptides of the C129R protein were synthesized and screened for the use of bioinformatics. Positive T-cell epitopes were screened using ELISpot. The results indicated a higher proportion of CD4+ and CD8+ T lymphocytes in immunized mice compared to control mice. ELISA analysis revealed a serum titer of approximately 1:1, 638, 400 in the experimental group of mice. Additionally, peptides C11(53-61aa), C14(81-89aa), C16(97-105aa), and C18(116-124aa) from the C129R protein were able to activate mice spleen lymphocytes to produce IFN-gamma. These findings suggest that the C129R protein significantly enhances both humoral and cellular immunity in immunized mice. Moreover, peptides C11, C14, C16, and C18 may serve as potential T-cell epitopes for the C129R protein. These results lay the groundwork for the further exploration of ASFV C129R protein and the identification of novel ASF vaccine antigens.

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