Author:
Rahbar Mohammad Reza,Mubarak Shaden M. H.,Hessami Anahita,Khalesi Bahman,Pourzardosht Navid,Khalili Saeed,Zanoos Kobra Ahmadi,Jahangiri Abolfazl
Abstract
AbstractThe recent outbreak of COVID-19 has increased hospital admissions, which could elevate the risk of nosocomial infections, such asA. baumanniiandP. aeruginosainfections. Although effective vaccines have been developed against SARS-CoV-2, no approved treatment option is still available against antimicrobial-resistant strains ofA. baumanniiandP. aeruginosa.In the current study, an all-in-one antigen was designed based on an innovative, state-of-the-art strategy. In this regard, experimentally validated linear epitopes of spike protein (SARS-CoV-2), OmpA (A. baumannii), and OprF (P. aeruginosa) were selected to be harbored by mature OmpA as a scaffold. The selected epitopes were used to replace the loops and turns of the barrel domain in OmpA; OprF311–341replaced the most similar sequence within the OmpA, and three validated epitopes of OmpA were retained intact. The obtained antigen encompasses five antigenic peptides of spike protein, which are involved in SARS-CoV-2 pathogenicity. One of these epitopes, viz. QTQTNSPRRARSV could trigger antibodies preventing super-antigenic characteristics of spike and alleviating probable autoimmune responses. The designed antigen could raise antibodies neutralizing emerging variants of SARS-CoV-2 since at least two epitopes are consensus. In conclusion, the designed antigen is expected to raise protective antibodies against SARS-CoV-2,A. baumannii,andP. aeruginosa.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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