Connection between MHC class II binding and aggregation propensity: The antigenic peptide 10 of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis as a benchmark study.
Computational and structural biotechnology journal(2023)
Abstract
The aggregation of epitopes that are also able to bind major histocompatibility complex (MHC) alleles raises questions around the potential connection between the formation of epitope aggregates and their affinities to MHC receptors. We first performed a general bioinformatic assessment over a public dataset of MHC class II epitopes, finding that higher experimental binding correlates with higher aggregation-propensity predictors. We then focused on the case of P10, an epitope used as a vaccine candidate against that aggregates into amyloid fibrils. We used a computational protocol to design variants of the P10 epitope to study the connection between the binding stabilities towards human MHC class II alleles and their aggregation propensities. The binding of the designed variants was tested experimentally, as well as their aggregation capacity. High-affinity MHC class II binders were more disposed to aggregate forming amyloid fibrils capable of binding Thioflavin T and congo red, while low affinity MHC class II binders remained soluble or formed rare amorphous aggregates. This study shows a possible connection between the aggregation propensity of an epitope and its affinity for the MHC class II cleft.
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Key words
Aggregation propensity,Amyloid fibril,Binding,MHC class II,Molecular Dynamics,Paracoccidioides brasiliensis,Peptide Design
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