Hüseyin Can1, Ahmet Efe Köseoğlu1, Sedef Erkunt Alak1, Mervenur Güvendi1, Mert Döşkaya2, Muhammet Karakavuk3, Adnan Yüksel Gürüz2, Cemal Ün4. 1. Department of Biology Molecular Biology Section, Faculty of Science, Ege University, Bornova, İzmir, Turkey. 2. Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, Bornova, İzmir, Turkey. 3. Ödemiş Vocational School, Ege University, İzmir, Turkey. 4. Department of Biology Molecular Biology Section, Faculty of Science, Ege University, Bornova, İzmir, Turkey. cemaluen@gmail.com.
Abstract
In the genome of SARS-CoV-2, the 5'-terminus encodes a polyprotein, which is further cleaved into 15 non-structural proteins whereas the 3' terminus encodes four structural proteins and eight accessory proteins. Among these 27 proteins, the present study aimed to discover likely antigenic proteins and epitopes to be used for the development of a vaccine or serodiagnostic assay using an in silico approach. For this purpose, after the full genome analysis of SARS-CoV-2 Wuhan isolate and variant proteins that are detected frequently, surface proteins including spike, envelope, and membrane proteins as well as proteins with signal peptide were determined as probable vaccine candidates whereas the remaining were considered as possible antigens to be used during the development of serodiagnostic assays. According to results obtained, among 27 proteins, 26 of them were predicted as probable antigen. In 26 proteins, spike protein was selected as the best vaccine candidate because of having a signal peptide, negative GRAVY value, one transmembrane helix, moderate aliphatic index, a big molecular weight, a long-estimated half-life, beta wrap motifs as well as having stable, soluble and non-allergic features. In addition, orf7a, orf8, and nsp-10 proteins with signal peptide were considered as potential vaccine candidates. Nucleocapsid protein and a highly antigenic GGDGKMKD epitope were identified as ideal antigens to be used in the development of serodiagnostic assays. Moreover, considering MHC-I alleles, highly antigenic KLNDLCFTNV and ITLCFTLKRK epitopes can be used to develop an epitope-based peptide vaccine.
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