An Integrated Computational Antigen Discovery Pipeline with Hierarchical Filtering for Emerging Viral Variants
Roy, R. S.; Oh, J.; Abeer, A. N. M. N.; Giraldo, M. I.; Ikegami, T.; Weaver, S. C.; Vasilakis, N.; Yoon, B.-J.; Qian, X.
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Emerging and evolving viral diseases, such as SARS-CoV-2, continue to pose significant global health challenges, underscoring the urgent need for rapid and scalable antigen discovery pipelines. This work presents a computational pipeline that integrates diverse computational tools and machine learning models to accelerate the identification and optimization of antigen candidates. The pipeline employs efficient filtering and consensus-based strategies to highlight epitopes with high therapeutic potential. We demonstrate its utility by significantly narrowing the antigen search space for Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) and Mayaro virus (MAYV), and by effectively identifying conserved neutralizing epitopes in SARS-CoV-2. Our proposed computational antigen pipeline offers a powerful framework for expediting the development of future vaccines and therapeutics in response to emerging pathogens.
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