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ArticleWorld journal of microbiology & biotechnology2026

Self-amplifying mRNA vaccine cocktail against Staphylococcus aureus: A multi-epitope immunoinformatics and structural simulation framework.

Aysan Salemi, Mohammad M Pourseif, Behzad Jafari, Jaleh Barar, Yadollah Omidi

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Aysan SalemiResearch Center for Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Biomedicine Institute, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Mohammad M PourseifResearch Center for Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Biomedicine Institute, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. pourseifm@tbzmed.ac.ir.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8314-2853
Behzad JafariDepartment of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.
Jaleh BararDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Barry and Judy Silverman College of Pharmacy, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33328, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0105-919X
Yadollah OmidiDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Barry and Judy Silverman College of Pharmacy, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33328, USA. yomidi@nova.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0067-2475

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Abstract

Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) remains a critical global public health threat, and the development of effective non-antibiotic prophylactic strategies is an urgent priority. To date, no licensed vaccine exists for the prevention of invasive S. aureus infections in humans. In the present study, a comprehensive multi-method pipeline was employed to design a bivalent self-amplifying mRNA (saRNA) vaccine cocktail targeting the ClfA, Hly, and SraP virulence antigens of S. aureus. An integrated framework combining immunoinformatics, structural bioinformatics, molecular simulations, and repository-curated experimental benchmark data was applied to delineate the immunodominant epitopic regions of each antigen, culminating in the rational design of two saRNA candidate vaccines, SaBVax807 and SaTVax876. Molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulations were subsequently performed to characterize and validate the binding interactions of both constructs with anti-S. aureus Fab fragment antibodies and human leukocyte antigen (HLA) alleles. Population coverage analysis for SaTVax876 was conducted across sixteen geographically diverse regions to evaluate global applicability. Each candidate vaccine was subjected to codon optimization to maximize translational efficiency in human host cells and rigorously evaluated for safety, stability, and immunogenic potential through a comprehensive assessment of allergenicity, antigenicity, autoimmune risk, physicochemical properties, toxicity profiles, and molecular interaction dynamics. Collectively, our findings demonstrate that the saRNA vaccine cocktail exhibits favorable safety, structural stability, and computationally predicted immunogenic profiles against S. aureus. This study establishes a comprehensive computational and in silico foundation supporting the capacity of these candidate vaccines to elicit broad anti-S. aureus immune responses, and provides a validated evidence base to guide subsequent preclinical and clinical investigations.

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EpitopesmRNA VaccinesStaphylococcal InfectionsStaphylococcal VaccinesStaphylococcus aureusAntigens, BacterialBacterial ProteinsComputational BiologyHumansImmunoinformaticsMolecular Docking SimulationMolecular Dynamics SimulationRNA, MessengerAntigens, BacterialBacterial ProteinsEpitopesmRNA VaccinesRNA, MessengerStaphylococcal VaccinesAntigenHomology modelingMolecular dockingMolecular dynamics simulationsmRNA vaccineStaphylococcus aureus

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