Sun Hao

Prof. Sun Hao

Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China
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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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6 April 2022 in Vaccines
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BSBaozeng Sun
Baozeng Sun
JZJunqi Zhang
Junqi Zhang
Jiawei WangJiawei Wang
Jiawei Wang
YLYang Liu
Yang Liu
SHSun Hao
Sun Hao
KYKun Yang
Kun Yang
MHC-I antigen processes and presentation trigger host-specific anti-viral cellular responses during infection, in which epitope-recognizing cytotoxic T lymphocytes eliminate infected cells and contribute to viral clearance through a cytolytic killing effect. In this study, Hantaan virus (HTNV) GP-derived 9-mer dominant epitopes were obtained with high affinity to major HLA-I and H-2 superfamilies. Further immunogenicity and conservation analyses selected 11 promising candidates, and molecule docking (MD) was then simulated with the corresponding MHC-I alleles. Two-way hierarchical clustering revealed the interactions between GP peptides and MHC-I haplotypes. Briefly, epitope hotspots sharing good affinity to a wide spectrum of MHC-I molecules highlighted the biomedical practice for vaccination, and haplotype clusters represented the similarities among individuals during T-cell response establishment. Cross-validation proved the patterns observed through both MD simulation and public data integration. Lastly, 148 HTNV variants yielded six types of major amino acid residue replacements involving four in nine hotspots, which minimally influenced the general potential of MHC-I superfamily presentation. Altogether, our work comprehensively evaluates the pan-MHC-I immunoreactivity of HTNV GP through a state-of-the-art workflow in light of comparative immunology, acknowledges present discoveries, and offers guidance for ongoing HTNV vaccine pursuit.