Identification of CTL Epitopes on Efflux Pumps of the ATP-Binding Cassette and the Major Facilitator Superfamily of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Tuberculosis is the world’s most deadly infectious disease, with 10 million people falling ill and 1.5 million people dying from the disease every year. With the increasing number of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) strains and prevalence of coinfection of MTB with human immunodeficie...
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author | Yan Lin Yu Dong Yanfeng Gao Ranran Shi Yubing Li Xiuman Zhou Wenwen Liu Guodong Li Yuanming Qi Yahong Wu |
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description | Tuberculosis is the world’s most deadly infectious disease, with 10 million people falling ill and 1.5 million people dying from the disease every year. With the increasing number of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) strains and prevalence of coinfection of MTB with human immunodeficiency virus, many challenges remain in the prevention and treatment of tuberculosis. Therefore, the development of safe and effective tuberculosis vaccines is an urgent issue. In this study, we identified cytotoxic T lymphocyte epitopes on drug resistance-associated membrane protein efflux pumps of MTB, the ATP-binding cassette and the major facilitator superfamilies. First, three online software were used to predict HLA-A2-restricted epitopes. Then, the candidate epitopes were confirmed with the T2A2 cell binding affinity and peptide/MHC (pMHC) complex stability assays and in vitro immune activity experiments. Two drug-resistant T lymphocyte epitopes, designated Rv1218c-p24 and Rv2477c-p182, were selected, and their immunogenic activities studied in vivo in genetically engineered mice. The immune activities of these two epitopes were improved with the help of complete Freund’s adjuvant (CFA). The epitopes identified here provide a foundation for the diagnosis and treatment of patients infected with drug resistant and the future development of a multiepitope vaccine. |
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spelling | doaj-art-4a4070bd48ec427182c7ef1cfb470d512025-02-03T01:28:29ZengWileyJournal of Immunology Research2314-88612314-71562021-01-01202110.1155/2021/88996748899674Identification of CTL Epitopes on Efflux Pumps of the ATP-Binding Cassette and the Major Facilitator Superfamily of Mycobacterium tuberculosisYan Lin0Yu Dong1Yanfeng Gao2Ranran Shi3Yubing Li4Xiuman Zhou5Wenwen Liu6Guodong Li7Yuanming Qi8Yahong Wu9School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, ChinaSchool of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, ChinaSchool of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, ChinaSchool of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, ChinaSchool of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, ChinaSchool of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, ChinaSchool of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, ChinaSchool of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, ChinaSchool of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, ChinaSchool of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, ChinaTuberculosis is the world’s most deadly infectious disease, with 10 million people falling ill and 1.5 million people dying from the disease every year. With the increasing number of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) strains and prevalence of coinfection of MTB with human immunodeficiency virus, many challenges remain in the prevention and treatment of tuberculosis. Therefore, the development of safe and effective tuberculosis vaccines is an urgent issue. In this study, we identified cytotoxic T lymphocyte epitopes on drug resistance-associated membrane protein efflux pumps of MTB, the ATP-binding cassette and the major facilitator superfamilies. First, three online software were used to predict HLA-A2-restricted epitopes. Then, the candidate epitopes were confirmed with the T2A2 cell binding affinity and peptide/MHC (pMHC) complex stability assays and in vitro immune activity experiments. Two drug-resistant T lymphocyte epitopes, designated Rv1218c-p24 and Rv2477c-p182, were selected, and their immunogenic activities studied in vivo in genetically engineered mice. The immune activities of these two epitopes were improved with the help of complete Freund’s adjuvant (CFA). The epitopes identified here provide a foundation for the diagnosis and treatment of patients infected with drug resistant and the future development of a multiepitope vaccine.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/8899674 |
spellingShingle | Yan Lin Yu Dong Yanfeng Gao Ranran Shi Yubing Li Xiuman Zhou Wenwen Liu Guodong Li Yuanming Qi Yahong Wu Identification of CTL Epitopes on Efflux Pumps of the ATP-Binding Cassette and the Major Facilitator Superfamily of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Journal of Immunology Research |
title | Identification of CTL Epitopes on Efflux Pumps of the ATP-Binding Cassette and the Major Facilitator Superfamily of Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
title_full | Identification of CTL Epitopes on Efflux Pumps of the ATP-Binding Cassette and the Major Facilitator Superfamily of Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
title_fullStr | Identification of CTL Epitopes on Efflux Pumps of the ATP-Binding Cassette and the Major Facilitator Superfamily of Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
title_full_unstemmed | Identification of CTL Epitopes on Efflux Pumps of the ATP-Binding Cassette and the Major Facilitator Superfamily of Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
title_short | Identification of CTL Epitopes on Efflux Pumps of the ATP-Binding Cassette and the Major Facilitator Superfamily of Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
title_sort | identification of ctl epitopes on efflux pumps of the atp binding cassette and the major facilitator superfamily of mycobacterium tuberculosis |
url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/8899674 |
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