Background
Results
Comparison of epitopes between the vaccine and clinical strains
Program
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Prediction method
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Unique features
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Source paper (number of citations
1
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URL
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ARB | Average relative binding matrices | [42] (59) | [43] | |
MHCPred | Partial least squares | [33] (46) | [44] | |
[34] (30) | ||||
[35] (30) | ||||
ProPred | Matrix-based | TEPITOPE matrices; requires key anchor residues | [45] (186) | [41] |
TEPITOPE: [30] (310) | ||||
RankPep | Position Specific | [23] (119) | [47] | |
Scoring Matrices | [46] (102) | |||
NetMHCII | Position Specific Scoring Matrices | Predicts epitopes of multiple lengths; uses SMM-align matrices | [37] (29) | [48] |
SVRMHC | Support vector machine regression | [32] (16) | [49] | |
[31] (23) | ||||
Vaxign | Position Specific Scoring Matrices | [40] (0) | [50] | |
NetMHCIIpan | Artificial Neural Networks | Predicts multiple-length epitope binding to every sequenced Class II allele | [11] (3) | [51] |
No of total predicted epitopes | No of unconserved epitopes (%) | |||||||||
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DRB1 Allele
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ARB
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ProPred
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RankPep
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NetMHCII
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NetMHCIIpan
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ARB
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ProPred
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RankPep
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NetMHCII
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NetMHCIIpan
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0101 | 133 | 17 | 30 | 104 | 77 | 83 (62) | 9 (53) | 20 (67) | 61 (59) | 46 (60) |
0301 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 (76) | 4 (50) | 0 (N/A) | 0 (N/A) | 1 (100) |
0401 | 33 | 12 | 33 | 18 | 7 | 20 (61) | 8 (67) | 23 (70) | 13 (72) | 7 (100) |
0404 | 47 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 30 (64) | 10 (67) | 5 (100) | 14 (71) | 8 (80) |
0405 | 29 | 13 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 20 (69) | 8 (62) | 1 (50) | 9 (64) | 9 (69) |
0701 | 31 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 28 | 22 (71) | 5 (71) | 4 (67) | 11 (69) | 19 (68) |
0802 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 (87) | 6 (86) | 0 (N/A) | 1 (100) | ||
0901 | 35 | 3 | 22 | 21 | 18 (51) | 3 (100) | 13 (59) | 14 (67) | ||
1101 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 12 (75) | 10 (77) | 6 (40) | 3 (60) | 3 (75) |
1301 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 (86) | 0 (N/A) | 1 (100) | ||||
1302 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 13 (72) | 4 (80) | 0 (N/A) | 16 (67) | 2 (100) |
1501 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 10 (71) | 8 (80) | 1 (100) | 6 (50) | 5 (71) |
Prediction of promiscuous epitopes
Epitope core
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Protein
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DRB1 alleles predicted to bind
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Conservation
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VRAMSSLGS
| PPE18 | 0101, 0401, 0404, 0405, 0802, 0901, 1101, 1301, 1501 | Unconserved |
MILIATNLL
| PPE18 | 0101, 0401, 0404, 1301, 1302, 1501 | Unconserved |
MVSMANNHM
| PPE18 | 0101, 0401, 0404, 0405, 1301, 1302 | Unconserved |
YVAWMSVTA
| PPE18 | 0101, 0401, 0404, 0405, 1101 | Conserved |
LLGQNTPAI
| PPE18 | 0101, 0401, 0404, 1301 | Conserved |
ILIATNLLG
| PPE18 | 0101, 0401, 0404, 1301, 1501 | Unconserved |
ISNMVSMAN
| PPE18 | 0101, 0401, 0404, 0405, 1101 | Unconserved |
LFSAASAFQ
| PPE18 | 0101, 0401, 0405, 0901 | Conserved |
YVMPHSPAA
| PPE18 | 0101, 0401, 0405, 0802 | Unconserved |
VSMTNTLSS
| PPE18 | 0101, 0401, 0404, 0405 | Unconserved |
VVGMNTAAS
| PepA | 0101, 0301, 0401, 0404, 0405, 0802, 1101, 1301, 1501 | Conserved |
VVLTNNHVI
| PepA | 0101, 0405, 0701, 0802, 1101, 1301, 1302, 1501 | Conserved |
VVGSAPAAS
| PepA | 0101, 0404, 0802, 0901, 1101, 1301 | Conserved |
FLGLGVVDN
| PepA | 0101, 0401, 0405, 1101 | Conserved |
LRGAGGLPS
| PepA | 0101, 0802, 1101, 1301 | Conserved |
Prediction of DRB1 allele binding
Non-TB antigenic regions
Alleles of concern in regions with a high burden of TB
DRB1 Allele
1
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Median total (conserved) epitopes
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N
2
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Association with tuberculosis (reference)
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Tuberculosis-endemic populations where allele is highly prevalent
4
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0101 | 122 (76) | 9 | NK3 | Russian Chuvash, Aleuts and Tuva, Indian Islamic populations |
0102 | 46 (30) | 3 | NK | Ethiopia (Amhara) |
0301
| 11 (4) | 6 | Protective [29] | Brazil, northern China, Ethiopia (Oromo), northern and eastern India, northwestern Russia, Thailand (Bangkok), South Africa (Venda) |
0302
| 0 (0) | 1 | NK | South Africa (Venda) |
0401 | 29 (15) | 8 | NK | Chinese Inner Mongolian Evenki, Russian Chukchi, Eskimo, Koryak, Buryat, and Negidal populations |
0403
| 11 (4) | 1 | NK | Russian Buryat and Nganasan populations |
0404 | 16 (8) | 6 | NK | Brazil Kaingang indigenous population |
0405 | 20 (11) | 6 | NK | Philippines |
0411
| 7 (3) | 1 | NK | Brazil indigenous populations |
0701 | 16 (9) | 8 | Protective [29] | Brazil, Northern and Eastern China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Indonesia (Java), Russian Bearian Island Aleuts, Russia Chuvash, Russia (Siberia), Thailand (Bangkok), Vietnam (Hanoi) |
0801 | 9 (7) | 2 | Susceptible [29] | Russia (Kets) |
0802
| 7 (3) | 4 | Susceptible [29] | Brazil indigenous populations, Russian Eskimos |
0803
| 2 (1) | 1 | Susceptible [52] | China (Yunnan Province) |
0804 | 7 (5) | 2 | NK | Brazil East Amazon indigenous populations |
0807
| 2 (2) | 1 | NK | Brazil Guarani Kaiowa and Ticuna indigenous populations |
0901 | 23 (10) | 5 | NK | Brazil Southeast Caucasian population, China, Russia (Siberia), Thailand, Vietnam (Hanoi) |
1001 | 138 (77) | 1 | NK | Northern and eastern India, Russian Buryat population |
1101 | 13 (5) | 7 | Northeast Brazil, Northern and central China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, northern India, Indonesia (Molucca and Nusa Tenggara), Russian Evenks, Nganasan, and Tuva populations, Zimbabwe (Harare) | |
1201 | 13 (7) | 2 | NK | China (Southern and Harbin), northeast India, Russia (Siberia) |
1202
| 8 (2) | 1 | NK | Southern and central China, Hong Kong and Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam (Hanoi) |
1301 | 8 (5) | 4 | Protective [29] | Brazil, China (Xinjiang), Democratic Republic of the Congo, India (Andhra Pradesh), Russia (Kets, Khanty-Mansi), South Africa (Venda), Zimbabwe (Harare) |
1302 | 14 (8) | 6 | Brazil Southeast Mulattos, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia | |
1303 | 9 (5) | 1 | NK | Democratic Republic of the Congo, Northeast India |
1401
| 5 (3) | 1 | Susceptible [29] | Southern China, Northern India, Philippines, Russian Nivkhi and Evenki, Udege, and Ulchi, Vietnamese Muong |
1402 | 19 (8) | 1 | NK | Brazil Xavantes, Guarani, and Terena; Russian Chukchi, Eskimos, Koryaks, Nivkhi, and Udege |
1403
| 2 (0) | 1 | NK | Chinese Drung, Russian Evenki and Kets |
1404
| 3 (2) | 1 | NK | China Naxi and Lisu, India (Delhi) |
1405
| 10 (3) | 1 | NK | Chinese Wa Population |
1413 | 38 (19) | 1 | NK | Brazil Guarani M bya population |
1501 | 15 (9) | 8 | China, Hong Kong and Singapore, India, Indonesia, Russia (Siberia), Northeast Thailand | |
1502 | 12 (5) | 2 | Susceptible [29] | Chinese Jino population, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam |
1503 | 15 (8) | 1 | NK | Zimbabwe (Harare) |
1504
| 6 (2) | 1 | NK | Chinese Nu and Va populations |
1602 | 17 (6) | 1 | NK | Brazil Xavantes, Guarani, Kaingang, Terena, and Ticuna populations, Chinese Maonan and Miao populations, Northern Thailand, Vietnamse Muong |