@article{eprints779,
           month = {December},
          author = {B. Garba and N.I. Dirie},
           title = {Designing a Recombinant Multi-epitope DNA Vaccine as Candidate for Protection against Pathogenic Leptospira Infection in Animals},
         journal = {World's Veterinary Journal},
          volume = {12},
          number = {4},
            year = {2022},
            note = {Institute for Medical Research, SIMAD University, Mogadishu, 2526, Somalia; Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, Sokoto, 840212, Nigeria; Department of Urology, Dr. Sumait Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, SIMAD University, Mogadishu, 2526, Somalia},
           pages = {347--357},
       publisher = {Scienceline Publication, Ltd},
        abstract = {Leptospirosis can cause severe disease and probable death in humans. Antigenic epitopes from pathogenic strains of the bacteria have shown potential for serving as vaccine candidates and play a key role in the sensitivity and specificity of immunodiagnostic tests. This in-vitro analysis was undertaken to develop a prototype recombinant DNA vaccine using in-silico epitope prediction method. Epitope prediction software programs predicted the most antigenic linear B-cell epitopes of OmpL1, LipL32, LipL41, Loa22, and LigA. Thirteen epitopes were predicted, connected by the Gly-Ser linker, and synthesized. The purity of the concentrated recombinant multi-epitope protein was assessed by restriction enzyme digestion and gel electrophoresis. In-vitro expression on mammalian Chinese Hamster Ovary cell line indicated strong cytoplasmic fluorescence produced based on an indirect immunofluorescence antibody test. The green color of the cytoplasm indicates successful transcribed and translated DNA as against the blue-stained nucleus observed in the un-transfected control group based on the indirect immunofluorescence antibody test. The findings of the current study showed high antibody binding potentials of the vaccine constructs, which could be used for diagnostic applications or as polyvalent vaccine candidates {\^A}{\copyright} 2022, World''s Veterinary Journal. All Rights Reserved.},
             url = {http://eprints.science-line.com/id/eprint/779/},
        keywords = {DNA vaccine; epitope; leptospirosis vaccine, Article; B lymphocyte; bacterial gene; cell nucleus; CHO cell line; computer analysis; cytoplasm; DNA transcription; DNA translation; drug binding; drug design; drug purity; fluorescent antibody technique; gel electrophoresis; genetic transcription and translation; immunofluorescence; in vitro study; Leptospira grippotyphosa; Leptospira interrogans; Leptospira interrogans serovar Grippotyphosa; Leptospira interrogans serovar Icterohaemorrhagiae; Leptospira interrogans serovar Lai; leptospirosis; LigA gene; LipL32 gene; LipL41 gene; Loa22 gene; nonhuman; OmpL1 gene; protein expression; restriction enzyme digestion; restriction mapping; software; vaccine development}
}