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A Comparative Approach to Characterize the Landscape of Host-Pathogen Protein-Protein Interactions
Published on: July 18, 2013
Integrating bioinformatics to explore HPV-31 and HPV-52 E6/E7 proteins: from structural analysis to antigenic epitope
Qixue Cai1, Yifan Feng2, Wenbo Dong3
1Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Institute of Respiratory Disease, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
Introduction:
Cervical cancer is the most common malignant neoplasm of the female reproductive tract. Infection with human papillomavirus (HPV) has been strongly associated with cervical cancer. Previous bioinformatics studies have examined the E6 and E7 proteins of high-risk HPV types; however, subtype-specific analyses for HPV-31 and HPV-52 remain limited. Understanding the structure and properties of the E6 and E7 proteins of HPV-31 and HPV-52 is crucial to elucidating their functions and advancing vaccine development.
Methods:
A bioinformatics approach was employed to predict the physicochemical properties, hydrophilicity, protein structure, glycosylation sites, phosphorylation sites, terminal positions, signal peptide cleavage sites, transmembrane regions, homology, and dominant epitopes of the E6 and E7 proteins of HPV-31 and HPV-52.
Results:
For HPV-31 E6, an instability index (II) of 43.93 indicated that the protein is unstable; potential B-cell epitopes were identified at residues 55-61 (RDDTPYG), 112-116 (PEEKQ), and 125-131 (FHNIGGR), while T-cell epitopes were predicted at residues 45-53 (FAFTDLTIV) and 72-80 (KVSEFRWYR). HPV-52 E6 exhibited an instability index (II) of 55.57, with B-cell epitopes at residues 110-119 (LCPEEKERHV) and 129-141 (MGRWTGRCSECWR), and T-cell epitopes at residues 45-53 (FLFTDLRIV) and 82-87 (SLYGKT). HPV-31 E7, with an instability index (II) of 51.05, exhibited B-cell epitopes at residues 8-17 (QDYYLDLQP), 16-20 (QPEAT), 29-41 (PDSSDEEDVIDEP), and 42-48 (AGQAKPDT), and T-cell epitopes at residues 7-15 (TLQDYVLDL) and 82-90 (LLMGSFGIV). HPV-52 E7, with an instability index (II) of 49.15, exhibited B-cell epitopes at residues 11-19 (YILDLQPET), 23-27 (HCYEQ), 29-38 (GDSSDEEDTD), and 36-48 (DTDGVDRPDGQAE), and T-cell epitopes at residues 53-59 (NYYIVTY) and 84-90 (MLLGTLQ).
Discussion:
In summary, the E6 and E7 proteins of HPV-31 and HPV-52 contain dominant epitopes for both T cells and B cells. These findings delineate subtype-specific immunogenic regions and establish a foundation for experimental validation and vaccine design.
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