WO2024092112A2 - Procédé d'identification d'épitopes antigéniques chez plasmodium falciparum et leurs utilisations - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates generally to the fields of bioinformatics and vaccine development. More specifically, the present invention relates to the identification, via bioinformatics, of epitopes for malaria vaccine antigens.
- Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) is the most lethal parasite species of its genus to humans. P. falciparum has evaded successful vaccine development for many reasons, including redundant erythrocyte invasion mechanisms (1-3).
- PfRH5- PfCyRPA-Pf-Ripr (RCR) complex is expressed on the Pf merozoite surface (3).
- An RCR component, Pf merozoite Rh5 interacting protein (PfRipr) is nonredundant, highly conserved, and essential for erythrocyte invasion (FIG. 1 ) (5).
- the present invention is directed to an immunogenic composition.
- the composition comprises at least one synthetic peptide effective to initiate an immune response against a malaria parasite such as the human malaria parasites Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium malariae, Plasmodium vivax, Plasmodium ovale, or Plasmodium knowlesi.
- the present invention is further directed to a method for treating malaria in a subject in need thereof.
- an amount of the immunogenic composition described herein effective to initiate the immune response against the malaria parasite is administered to the subject.
- the present invention is directed further to a multi-epitope vaccine.
- the vaccine comprises a plurality of antigenic epitope sequences linked to form a vaccine construct effective to initiate an immune response against a component of a PfPCRCR complex in Plasmodium falciparum.
- the present invention is directed further still to a method for blocking a malaria disease in a subject.
- the multi-epitope vaccine described herein is administered to the subject in an amount effective to initiate an immune response against a Pf merozoite Rh5 interacting protein (PfRipr) to inhibit erythrocyte invasion by Plasmodium falciparum.
- PfRipr Pf merozoite Rh5 interacting protein
- the present invention is directed further still to a vaccine construct directed against a malarial erythrocyte invasion protein.
- the vaccine construct comprises a multi-epitope composition of linked T-cell epitopes and B-cell epitopes with amino acid sequences shown in SEQ ID NOS: 1-18.
- the present invention is directed further still to a vaccination method directed against malaria in a subject.
- a component of a PfPCRCR complex in Plasmodium falciparum infecting the subject is contacted with an amount of the vaccine construct described herein effective to inhibit erythrocyte invasion thereby.
- the present invention is directed further still to a method for designing a multiepitope vaccine construct directed against Plasmodium-caused human malaria in an endemic region.
- a plurality of blood samples are obtained from human subjects with malaria living in the endemic region.
- a Pf merozoite Rh5 interacting protein (PfRipr) in each of the blood samples is searched, via a bioinformatics algorithm, for T-cell epitopes with a binding affinity for MHC alleles.
- B-cell linear epitopes and B-cell discontinuous epitopes are predicted, via algorithm, from 3- dimensional models of the PfRipr protein in each blood sample.
- the T-cell epitopes with a high binding affinity for MHC alleles and the B-cell epitopes with a high protrusion index score are selected as candidate epitopes from which to design the multi-epitope vaccine construct.
- the present invention is directed further still to a related method for designing a multi-epitope vaccine construct.
- the method further comprises synthesizing peptides corresponding to amino acid sequences of the candidate T-cell epitopes shown in SEQ ID NOS: 1-14 and amino acid sequences of the candidate B-cell epitopes shown in SEQ ID NOS: 15-18 and linking a plurality of the peptides to form the multi-epitope vaccine construct.
- FIG. 1 is a model of binding and insertion of RCR complex to erythrocyte surface.
- FIG. 2 is a 3D model of PfRipr predicted via AlphaFold with labeled discontinuous B-cell.
- the boxed sections A and B correspond to the discontinuous B- cell epitopes at F6 and T7, respectively.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic representation of a multi-epitope vaccine construct.
- the articles “a” and “an” when used in conjunction with the term “comprising” in the claims and/or the specification, may refer to “one”, but it is also consistent with the meaning of “one or more”, “at least one”, and “one or more than one”. Some embodiments of the invention may consist of or consist essentially of one or more elements, components, method steps, and/or methods of the invention.
- the term “about” refers to a numeric value, including, for example, whole numbers, fractions, and percentages, whether or not explicitly indicated.
- the term “about” generally refers to a range of numerical values (e.g., ⁇ 5- 10% of the recited value) that one of ordinary skill in the art would consider equivalent to the recited value (e.g., having the same function or result).
- the term “about” may include numerical values that are rounded to the nearest significant figure.
- multi-epitope vaccine refers to a collection of synthetic peptides with antigenic properties linked to form the vaccine.
- immunogenic composition refers to a plurality of peptides or synthetic peptides so linked as to form an antigenic molecule effective to initiate or provoke an immune response.
- an immunogenic composition comprising at least one synthetic peptide effective to initiate an immune response against a malaria parasite.
- the malaria parasite may be Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium malariae, Plasmodium vivax, Plasmodium ovale, or Plasmodium knowlesi.
- the immune response may be against a Pf merozoite Rh5 interacting protein (PfRipr).
- the synthetic peptide may comprise an amino acid sequence shown in at least one of SEQ ID NOS: 1-6 or at least one of SEQ ID NOS: 7-14 or at least one of SEQ ID NOS: 15- 18 or a combination thereof.
- the synthetic peptide may comprise the amino acid sequences shown in SEQ ID NOS: 1-18 in a linked construct.
- a method for treating malaria in a subject in need thereof comprising administering to the subject an amount of the immunogenic composition, as described supra, effective to initiate an immune response against the malaria parasite.
- a representative component of the PfPCRCR complex may be Pf merozoite Rh5 interacting protein (PfRipr).
- the malaria parasite may be as described supra.
- a multiepitope vaccine comprising a plurality of antigenic epitope sequences linked to form a vaccine construct effective to initiate an immune response against a component of a PfPCRCR complex in Plasmodium falciparum.
- the component of the PfPCRCR complex may be Pf merozoite Rh5 interacting protein (PfRipr).
- the plurality of antigenic epitopes in the vaccine construct may comprise a plurality of T-cell epitopes or a plurality of B-cell epitopes or a combination thereof.
- the plurality of T-cell epitopes may comprise amino acid sequences shown in SEQ ID NOS: 1-14.
- the plurality of B-cell epitopes may comprise amino acid sequences shown in SEQ ID NOS: 15-18.
- the plurality of antigenic epitopes in the vaccine construct comprises amino acid sequences shown in SEQ ID NOS: 1-18.
- a method for blocking a malaria disease in a subject comprising administering the multi-epitope vaccine, as described supra, to the subject in an amount effective to initiate an immune response against a Pf merozoite Rh5 interacting protein (PfRipr) to inhibit erythrocyte invasion by Plasmodium falciparum.
- PfRipr Pf merozoite Rh5 interacting protein
- a vaccine construct directed against a malarial erythrocyte invasion protein comprising a multiepitope composition of linked T-cell epitopes and B-cell epitopes with amino acid sequences shown in SEQ ID NOS: 1-18.
- the erythrocyte invasion protein may be a Pf merozoite Rh5 interacting protein (PfRipr).
- a vaccination method directed against malaria in a subject comprising contacting a component of a PfPCRCR complex in Plasmodium falciparum infecting the subject with an amount of the vaccine construct, as described supra, effective to inhibit erythrocyte invasion thereby.
- the component of the PfPCRCR complex may be a Pf merozoite Rh5 interacting protein (PfRipr).
- a method for designing a multi-epitope vaccine construct directed against Plasmodium-caused human malaria in an endemic region comprising obtaining a plurality of blood samples from human subjects with malaria living in the endemic region; searching, via a bioinformatics algorithm, a Pf merozoite Rh5 interacting protein (PfRipr) in each of the blood samples for T-cell epitopes with a binding affinity for MHC alleles; predicting, via algorithm, B-cell linear epitopes and B-cell discontinuous epitopes from 3- dimensional models of the PfRipr protein in each blood sample; and selecting the T- cell epitopes with a high binding affinity for MHC alleles and the B-cell epitopes with a high protrusion index score as candidate epitopes from which to design the multiepitope vaccine construct.
- PfRipr Pf merozoite Rh5 interacting protein
- the method may comprise synthesizing peptides corresponding to amino acid sequences of the candidate T-cell epitopes shown in SEQ ID NOS: 1-14 and amino acid sequences of the candidate B-cell epitopes shown in SEQ ID NOS: 15-18; and linking a plurality of the peptides to form the multi-epitope vaccine construct.
- the multi-epitope vaccine may comprise a plurality of the peptides with amino acid sequences shown in SEQ ID NOS: 1-14 or a plurality of the peptides with amino acid sequences shown in SEQ ID NOS: 15-18 or a combination thereof of such pepetides.
- the human malaria may be caused by Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium malariae, Plasmodium vivax, Plasmodium ovale, or Plasmodium knowlesi.
- bioinformatic approaches to antigenic epitope identification directed against the Pf merozoite Rh5 interacting protein (PfRipr) component of the PfPCRCR complex of Plasmodium falciparum specific to regions endemic with malaria are also provided.
- immunogenic compositions and vaccines, preferably multiepitope vaccines, designed from the identified candidate epitopes with high immunogenic potential may be applied to a broader database of PfRipr sequences from other malaria endemic regions to ensure broad applicability of results.
- bioinformatic approaches may be applied to identifying antigenic epitopes for any of the other four human parasite species of malaria that are Plasmodium malariae, Plasmodium vivax, Plasmodium ovale, or Plasmodium knowlesi.
- the immunogenic compositions and multi-epitope vaccines comprise or consist of a plurality of peptides or synthetic peptides with sequences corresponding to the candidate epitope sequences linked, if necessary, with a plurality of linkers well-known and standard in the art (see FIG. 3).
- the peptides may be synthesized or otherwise obtained by methods known in the art.
- the peptides comprise or consist of a plurality of T-cell epitope sequences, a plurality of B-cell epitope sequences or, preferably, a combination of both T-cell and B-cell epitope sequences.
- the peptides may have the T-cell amino acid sequences shown in SEQ ID NOS: 1-14 and the B-cell amino acid sequences shown in SEQ ID NOS: 15-18 to form a multi-epitope vaccine with an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 19 that is a combination of all of SEQ ID NOS: 1-18
- the immunogenic compositions, vaccines and multi-epitope vaccines may be used to treat malaria by initiating immune responses against, in a non-limiting example, Plasmodium falciparum.
- the compositions and vaccines provided herein are effective to inhibit or prevent transmission of the malaria parasite by stopping erythrocyte invasion.
- the compositions and vaccines are directed against the Pf merozoite Rh5 interacting protein (PfRipr) required for erythrocyte invasion.
- the immunogenic compositions and multi-epitope vaccines may be administered by means as known in the art.
- One of skill in the art is well able to determine dosage and route of administration depending on, inter alia, the age of the subject.
- WGS whole genome sequence
- Predicted binders were sorted using MHC allele recognition as a metric of the epitope’s promiscuity of binding across the different MHC allele profiles included in the search. Epitopes with the highest MHC allele recognition in their respective class were further filtered based on sequence conservation, predicted antigenic identity, and predicted allergenicity (10-12).
- B-cell receptor and antibody epitope predictions use 3D protein structures as inputs to model linear and discontinuous epitope-binding.
- tertiary structures of all 56 samples were predicted using SWISS-MODEL (13-15).
- 3D structures of sample PfRipr used to predict B-cell linear and discontinuous epitopes via ElliPro were used to model residue accessibility (16).
- Epitopes filtered to include predicted binders in all 56 samples were sorted by the Protrusion Index score. Top-scoring epitopes were further filtered based on conservation, predicted antigenic identity, and predicted allergenicity (10-12).
- the candidate epitopes and vaccine constructs comprising the same are validated by known methods of in silico protein stabilization and docking simulations, in vitro HLA binding and T-cell activation assays, and in vivo transgenic mouse models.
- Candidate T-cell epitopes are divided into MHC class I epitopes, i.e., type HLA- A, HLA-B and HLA-C, and MHC class II epitopes, i.e., DRB1 and DQA1-DQB1 , shown in Tables 2 and 3, respectively.
- B-cell epitopes Table 3 lists those peptide sequences with a high degree of recognition for linear and discontinuous B-cell epitopes (FIG. 2).
- FIG. 3 is a schematic representation of a multi-epitope vaccine construct (SEQ ID NO: 19) comprising the peptide sequences of SEQ ID NOS: 1-18 corresponding to the candidate epitopes.
- FliC is added to the N-terminus to stimulate and to amplify an immune response (17).
- the EAAAK linker (SEQ ID NO: 20) is used to separate the bifunctional fusion protein domains (18).
- AAY linkers are used to amplify MHC I and II epitopes and to prevent junctional epitope binding (19).
- GPGPG linkers (SEQ ID NO: 21 ) between B-cell epitopes function to minimize junctional epitopes and to retain conformational-dependent immunogenicity (20).
- a six amino acid histidine HHHHHH (SEQ ID NO: 22) was added to the C-terminus to aid during lab purification processes.
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L'invention concerne des procédés d'identification d'épitopes antigéniques contre le parasite du paludisme Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium malariae, Plasmodium vivax, Plasmodium ovale, et Plasmodium knowlesi dans des régions endémiques pour le paludisme. L'invention concerne également des compositions immunogènes, des vaccins et des vaccins multi-épitopes construits à partir des épitopes antigéniques identifiés et des procédés de traitement du paludisme chez un sujet, bloquant la transmission du paludisme chez un sujet et initiant des réponses immunitaires contre la protéine interagissant avec le mérozoïte Pf Rh5 (PfRipr) et inhibant l'invasion des érythrocytes.
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