Research Article

Computer-Aided Design of an Epitope-Based Vaccine against Epstein-Barr Virus

Table 5

Proposed epitope vaccine ensemble for EBV.

CD8 T cell epitope vaccine component
SequenceAntigenAN1BLAST hit HMP2BLAST hit humans3PPC%4

RPPIFIRRLEBNA3P12977EFI49553.1 (55.56)NP_001182344.1 (66.67)
SVRDRLARLEBNA3P12977No hit (—)3HR0 (55.56)
YVLDHLIVVBRLF1P03209EPH07203.1 (88.89)XP_011535331.1 (66.67)
QPRAPIRPIEBNA6P03204EEZ70880.1 (66.67)AFC01212.1 (55.56)
LPCVLWPVLBZLF1P03206ETN46892.1 (77.78)XP_011511695.1 (55.56)
RVRAYTYSKBRLF1P03209EEY91922.1 (66.67)CAE46202.1 (55.56)>95
AYSSWMYSYEBNA3P12977EKB85112.1 (77.78)EAW88404.1 (66.67)
VLKDAIKDLEBNA1P03211KXB56071.1 (88.89)EAX00446.1 (66.67)
QAKWRLQTLEBNA3P12977EHR35488.1 (66.67)XP_005255827.1 (77.78)
RRIYDLIELEBNA6P03204EDS12420.1 (77.78)EAW88480.1 (66.67)
RLRAEAQVKEBNA3P12977No hit (—)XP_011507142.1 (77.78)
CYDHAQTHLBMRF1P03191EFF75621.1 (77.78)CAH10644.1 (66.67)
SENDRLRLLBZLF1P03206EGG37664.1 (77.78)EAW88969.1 (77.78)
YRSGIIAVVBMRF1P03191OFQ99895.1 (88.89)BAC03504.1 (66.67)

CD4T cell epitope vaccine component
SequenceAntigenAN1BLAST hit HMP2BLAST hit humans3PPC%4

MLGQDDFIKFKSPLVBFRF1P03185EIY33207.1 (46.67)NP_001284364.1 (53.33)
AGLTLSLLVICSYLFISRGBHRF1P03182EKN19533.1 (47.37)EAW92092.1 (52.63)>81.8
SRDELLHTRAASLLYBARF1P0CAP6EPB87510.1 (66.67)XP_011514101.1 (66.67)
PPVVRMFMRERQLPQEBNA6P03204EFV04068.1 (46.67)AAP34452.1 (60.00)

B cell epitope vaccine component
SequenceAntigenAN1BLAST hit HMP2BLAST hit humans3Src.5

APESTTTSPTLNTTGFAgp350 (BLLF1)P03200EGY79509.1 (58.82)NP_001276932.1 (52.94)E
GNGPKASGGDgp350 (BLLF1)P03200EHM51909.1 (70.00)NP_055501.2 (70.00)E
ETVPYIKWDNgp350 (BLLF1)P03200EET62946.1 (50.00)NP_001193968.1 (50.00)E
KLPHWTPTLHgp42 (BZLF2)P03205EJZ65106.1 (70.00)AAH22472.1 (60.00)P
NTTVGIELPDAgpB (BALF4)P03188EHM53795.1 (72.73)XP_011519547.1 (63.64)P
SSHGDLFRFSSDIQCPgpB (BALF4)P03188KGF26221.1 (50.00)XP_011520599.1 (50.00)P
FSVEDLFGANgL (BKRF2)P03212EKB09257.1 (80.00)XP_005271219.1 (70.00)P

1Accession number from UniProtKB database. 2,3Accession number of the closest epitope BLAST hit to human microbiome proteins and human proteins, respectively (percentage of identity in parenthesis). 4Population protection coverage (PPC) of the CD8 and CD4 T cell epitope ensemble. 5Src., source, whether the epitope derived from an experimental B cell epitope (E) or it was predicted (P).