Research Article

In Silico Characterization of an Important Metacyclogenesis Marker in Leishmania donovani, HASPB1, as a Potential Vaccine Candidate

Table 5

Dog leukocyte antigen (DLA) class-I epitope prediction for LdHASPB1 using the IEDB server, with subsequent screening in terms of antigenicity and allergenicity.

DLA allelePositionSequencePercentile rankAntigenicityAllerTOP allergenicity

DLA-880340133-42GVPPKHTGSA110.2291Yes
3-12QQNDGDAQEK111.2084Yes
7-16KDSAKEPQKR121.5395No
34-43VPPKHTGSAM130.2065Yes
29-38GGATGVPPKH140.7968Yes

DLA-885010133-42GVPPKHTGSA6.90.2291Yes
34-43VPPKHTGSAM110.2065Yes
3-12QQNDGDAQEK141.2084Yes
25-34EANHGGATGV171.1771No
22-31KTTEANHGGA211.0364No

DLA-88508013-12QQNDGDAQEK1.31.2084Yes
7-16KDSAKEPQKR2.81.5395No
48-57TQKNDGDGPK5.50.7858No
34-43TQKNDGDGPK5.50.7858No
20-29TQKNDGDGPK5.50.7858No

The final qualified epitopes regarding percentile rank, antigenicity, and allergenicity.