INVESTIGADORES
CAMPERI Silvia Andrea
artículos
Título:
In silico peptide prediction for antibody generation to recognise 5-enolpyruvulshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS) in genetically modified organisms
Autor/es:
M.M. MARANI; J. COSTA; I. MAFRA; M. B. P.P. OLIVEIRA; S.A. CAMPERI; JR DE SOUZA ALMEIDA LEITE
Revista:
Biopolymers. Peptide Science
Editorial:
Wiley
Referencias:
Año: 2015 vol. 104 p. 91 - 100
ISSN:
1097-0282
Resumen:
For the prospective immunorecognition of 5-enolpyruvulshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (CP4-EPSPS) as a biomarker protein expressed by transgenic soybean, an extensive in silico evaluation of the referred protein was performed. The main objective of this study was the selection of a set of peptides that could function as potential immunogens for the production of novel antibodies against CP4-EPSPS protein. For this purpose, the protein was in silico cleaved with trypsin/chymotrypsin and the resultant peptides were extensively analysed for further selection of the best candidates for antibody production. The analysis enabled the successful proposal of four peptides with potential immunogenicity for the future use as screening biomarkers of genetically modified organisms. To our knowledge, this is the first attempt to select and define potential linear epitopes for the immunization of animals and, subsequently, to generate adequate antibodies for CP4-EPSPS recognition. The present work will be followed by the synthesis of the candidate peptides to be incubated in animals for antibody generation and potential applicability for the development of an immunosensor for CP4-EPSPS detection.