id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-333966-st6gyozv Taherkhani, Reza Design and production of a multiepitope construct derived from hepatitis E virus capsid protein 2015-03-17 .txt text/plain 5199 255 51 The aim of this study was to design a high density multiepitope protein, which can be a promising multiepitope vaccine candidate against Hepatitis E virus (HEV). Therefore, the present study was undertaken to design a high density multiepitope protein compromising four HTL epitopes with high-affinity binding to the HLA molecules using the in silico analysis, and to evaluate the immunological properties of this protein in vitro. In brief, approximately 1 Â 10 5 cells/well of PBMCs of each sample in RPMI 1640 and 10% FCS were added to four wells of round-bottom 96-well plates in total volume of 180 ml/well, stimulated with 20 ml/well of truncated ORF2 protein (10 mg/ml), high density multiepitope (10 mg/ml) and Phytohemagglutinin (PHA) (5 mg/ml) (Sigma-Aldrich) separately, and incubated at 37˚C for 4 days. IFN-g ELISPOT responses to high density multiepitope protein and truncated ORF2 protein were found significantly higher in HEV-recovered individuals than control group (P < 0.001). ./cache/cord-333966-st6gyozv.txt ./txt/cord-333966-st6gyozv.txt