SEMA 2.0: web-platform for B-cell conformational epitopes prediction using artificial intelligence

Nucleic Acids Res. 2024 Jul 5;52(W1):W533-W539. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkae386.

Abstract

Prediction of conformational B-cell epitopes is a crucial task in vaccine design and development. In this work, we have developed SEMA 2.0, a user-friendly web platform that enables the research community to tackle the B-cell epitopes prediction problem using state-of-the-art protein language models. SEMA 2.0 offers comprehensive research tools for sequence- and structure-based conformational B-cell epitopes prediction, accurate identification of N-glycosylation sites, and a distinctive module for comparing the structures of antigen B-cell epitopes enhancing our ability to analyze and understand its immunogenic properties. SEMA 2.0 website https://sema.airi.net is free and open to all users and there is no login requirement. Source code is available at https://github.com/AIRI-Institute/SEMAi.

MeSH terms

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Epitopes, B-Lymphocyte* / chemistry
  • Epitopes, B-Lymphocyte* / immunology
  • Glycosylation
  • Humans
  • Internet*
  • Protein Conformation
  • Software*

Substances

  • Epitopes, B-Lymphocyte