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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2025

Advancements in the conservation of the conformational epitope of membrane protein immunogens.

Aisha Mahboob, Nishat Fatma, Ahmed Faraz, Muntaha Pervez, Mohammad Afeef Khan, Afzal Husain

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Aisha MahboobDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India.
Nishat FatmaDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India.
Ahmed FarazDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India.
Muntaha PervezDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India.
Mohammad Afeef KhanDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India.
Afzal HusainDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Generating antibodies targeting native membrane proteins presents various challenges because these proteins are often embedded in the lipid bilayer, possess various extracellular and intracellular domains, and undergo post-translational modifications. These properties of MPs make it challenging to preserve their stable native conformations for immunization or antibody generation outside of the membranes. In addition, MPs are often hydrophobic due to their membrane-spanning regions, making them difficult to solubilize and purify in their native form. Therefore, employing purified MPs for immunogen preparation may result in denaturation or the loss of native structure, rendering them inadequate for producing antibodies recognizing native conformations. Despite these obstacles, various new approaches have emerged to address these problems. We outline recent advancements in designing and preparing immunogens to produce antibodies targeting MPs. Strategies outlined here are relevant for producing antibodies for research, diagnostics, and therapies and designing immunogens for vaccination purposes.

Indexed as

EpitopesMembrane ProteinsAnimalsHumansProtein ConformationEpitopesMembrane Proteinsantibodyimmunogenlipid bilayermembrane proteinnative structure

Identifiers

PMID40093005
PMCPMC11906443

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