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- * Despite a 55% average sequence identity between ZIKV NS1 and dengue virus (DENV) serotypes, the identified epitope sequences are highly conserved, though flanking residues differ significantly.
- * These differences in flanking residues lead to varied electrostatic properties, suggesting that using short linear NS1 sequences for distinguishing Zika from dengue may be ineffective due to potential cross-reactions.
Article Abstract
B-cell epitope sequences from Zika virus (ZIKV) NS1 protein have been identified using epitope prediction tools. Mapping these sequences onto the NS1 surface reveals two major conformational epitopes and a single linear one. Despite an overall average sequence identity of ca. 55% between the NS1 from ZIKV and the four dengue virus (DENV) serotypes, epitope sequences were found to be highly conserved. Nevertheless, nonconserved epitope-flanking residues are responsible for a dramatically divergent electrostatic surface potential on the epitope regions of ZIKV and DENV2 serotypes. These findings suggest that strategies for differential diagnostics on the basis of short linear NS1 sequences are likely to fail due to immunological cross-reactions. Overall, results provide the molecular basis of differential discrimination between Zika and DENVs by NS1 monoclonal antibodies.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6044859 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.7b00608 | DOI Listing |
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