Produção do domínio III da proteína de envelope do vírus zika em Komagataella phaffii e avaliação em diagnóstico e como candidato vacinal
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O vírus Zika (ZIKV) representa uma ameaça à saúde humana global, pois pode causar a síndrome congênita do ZIKV e a síndrome de Guillain-Barré, doenças graves que levaram a Organização Mundial da Saúde declarar esse vírus como uma emergência em saúde pública de preocupação internacional em 2016. Ele é um vírus com genoma de RNA fita simples, senso positivo, o qual codifica três proteínas estruturais (C, prM/M e E) e sete proteínas não estruturais (NS1, NS2A, NS2B, NS3, NS4A, NS4B e NS5), as quais são traduzidas durante o ciclo de vida viral. A proteína E está presente no envelope do ZIKV, e o seu domínio III (EDIII) é responsável principalmente pela ligação viral ao receptor na célula-alvo. Ele é descrito como um domínio antigênico e imunogênico, pois gera anticorpos altamente neutralizantes e muito específicos contra o ZIKV. Assim, o EDIII pode ser utilizado tanto para diagnóstico como para vacina. Atualmente não existe vacina disponível contra o ZIKV e os testes de diagnóstico enfrentam problemas de sensibilidade e especificidade, demandando esforços para encontrar novos candidatos para superar essas barreiras. Nesse contexo, o objetivo desse trabalho foi produzir o EDIII de ZIKV em levedura e avaliar o seu potencial para aplicações diagnósticas e desenvolvimento de vacina. Os resultados obtidos nesse trabalho demonstraram que o EDIII foi produzido eficientemente em Komagataella phaffii, e foi reconhecido por anticorpos contra ZIKV no ensaio de ELISA. Quando avaliado o seu potencial imunológico, induziu a produção de anticorpos neutralizantes em camundongos imunizados. O EDIII produzido nesse trabalho tem o potencial para aplicações diagnósticas e desenvolvimento de futuras vacinas contra o ZIKV. Palavras-chave: ZIKV. Komagataella phaffii. EDIII. Diagnóstico. Vacina.
Zika virus (ZIKV) represents a threat to global human health because it can cause ZIKV congenital syndrome and Guillain-Barré syndrome, serious diseases that led the World Health Organization to declare this virus as a public health emergency of international concern in 2016. It is a virus with a positive sense single-stranded RNA genome, which encodes three structural proteins (C, prM/M, and E) and seven non- structural proteins (NS1, NS2A, NS2B, NS3, NS4A, NS4B, and NS5), which are translated during the viral life cycle. The E protein is present in the ZIKV envelope, and its domain III (EDIII) is mainly responsible for viral binding to the receptor on the target cell. It is described as an antigenic and immunogenic domain, as it generates highly neutralizing and very specific antibodies against ZIKV. Thus, EDIII can be used both for diagnosis and as a vaccine. Currently, there is no vaccine available against ZIKV, and diagnostic tests face problems of sensitivity and specificity, requiring efforts to find new candidates to overcome these barriers. In this context, the objective of this work was to produce ZIKV EDIII in yeast and to evaluate its potential for diagnostic applications and vaccine development. The results obtained in this work demonstrated that EDIII was efficiently produced in Komagataella phaffii and was recognized by antibodies against ZIKV in ELISA. When its immunological potential was evaluated, it induced the production of neutralizing antibodies in immunized mice. The EDIII produced in this work has the potential for diagnostic applications and the development of future vaccines against ZIKV. Keywords: ZIKV. Komagataella phaffii. EDIII. Diagnosis. Vaccine.
Zika virus (ZIKV) represents a threat to global human health because it can cause ZIKV congenital syndrome and Guillain-Barré syndrome, serious diseases that led the World Health Organization to declare this virus as a public health emergency of international concern in 2016. It is a virus with a positive sense single-stranded RNA genome, which encodes three structural proteins (C, prM/M, and E) and seven non- structural proteins (NS1, NS2A, NS2B, NS3, NS4A, NS4B, and NS5), which are translated during the viral life cycle. The E protein is present in the ZIKV envelope, and its domain III (EDIII) is mainly responsible for viral binding to the receptor on the target cell. It is described as an antigenic and immunogenic domain, as it generates highly neutralizing and very specific antibodies against ZIKV. Thus, EDIII can be used both for diagnosis and as a vaccine. Currently, there is no vaccine available against ZIKV, and diagnostic tests face problems of sensitivity and specificity, requiring efforts to find new candidates to overcome these barriers. In this context, the objective of this work was to produce ZIKV EDIII in yeast and to evaluate its potential for diagnostic applications and vaccine development. The results obtained in this work demonstrated that EDIII was efficiently produced in Komagataella phaffii and was recognized by antibodies against ZIKV in ELISA. When its immunological potential was evaluated, it induced the production of neutralizing antibodies in immunized mice. The EDIII produced in this work has the potential for diagnostic applications and the development of future vaccines against ZIKV. Keywords: ZIKV. Komagataella phaffii. EDIII. Diagnosis. Vaccine.
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PRATES, John Willians Oliveira. Produção do domínio III da proteína de envelope do vírus zika em Komagataella phaffii e avaliação em diagnóstico e como candidato vacinal. 2022. 63 f. Tese (Doutorado em Microbiologia Agrícola) - Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa. 2022.
