Lucas Gabriel Rodrigues Gomes

Mr. Lucas Gabriel Rodrigues Gomes

UFMG

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Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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25 June 2022 in Vaccines
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LGLucas Gabriel Rodrigues Gomes
Lucas Gabriel Rodrigues Gomes
TRThaís Vilela Rodrigues
Thaís Vilela Rodrigues
Arun Kumar JaiswalArun Kumar Jaiswal
Arun Kumar Jaiswal
RSRoselane Gonçalves Santos
Roselane Gonçalves Santos
Rodrigo KatoRodrigo Kato
Rodrigo Kato
Sandeep TiwariSandeep Tiwari
Sandeep Tiwari
Syphilis, a sexually transmitted infection caused by the spirochete Treponema pallidum, has seen a resurgence over the past years. T. pallidum is capable of early dissemination and immune evasion, and the disease continues to be a global healthcare burden. The purpose of this study was to design a multi-epitope immunogen through an immunoinformatics-based approach. Multi-epitope immunogens constitute carefully selected epitopes belonging to conserved and essential bacterial proteins. Several physico-chemical characteristics, such as antigenicity, allergenicity, and stability, were determined. Further, molecular docking and dynamics simulations were performed, ensuring binding affinity and stability between the immunogen and TLR-2. An in silico cloning was performed using the pET-28a(+) vector and codon adaptation for E. coli. Finally, an in silico immune simulation was performed. The in silico predictions obtained in this work indicate that this construct would be capable of inducing the requisite immune response to elicit protection against T. pallidum. Through this methodology we have designed a promising potential vaccine candidate for syphilis, namely Tpme-VAC/LGCM-2022. However, it is necessary to validate these findings in in vitro and in vivo assays.