A Phylogenetic Hidden Markov Model for Immune Epitope Discovery
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- Prof. C. Seoighe
- Duration
- 1:11:37
- Date
- 9 December 2009
- Abstract
- We describe a phylogenetic model of protein-coding sequence evolution that includes environmental variables. We apply it to a set of viral sequences from individuals with known human leukocyte antigen (HLA) genotype and include parameters to model selective pressures affecting mutations within immunogenic (epitope) regions that facilitate viral evasion of immune responses. We combine this evolutionary model with a hidden Markov model to identify regions of the HIV-1 genome that evolve under immune pressure in the presence of specific HLA class I alleles and may therefore represent potential T cell epitopes. This phylogenetic hidden Markov model (phylo-HMM) provides a probabilistic framework that can be combined with sequence or structural information to enhance epitope prediction.
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