@inproceedings{37f4b36c1eb64ad1b32ce64104897230,
title = "MCVdb: A database for knowledge discovery in Merkel cell polyomavirus with applications in T cell immunology and vaccinology",
abstract = "Merkel Cell Polyomavirus (MCV) is associated with more than 80% of Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC), a rare but highly lethal form of skin cancer. We made use of the immunological data on MCV available through publications and databases and constructed MCV T cell Antigen Database (MCVdb). MCVdb contains 734 curated antigen entries of MCV antigenic proteins and 30 experimentally verified T cell epitopes. The data were subject to extensive quality control (redundancy elimination, error detection, and vocabulary consolidation). A set of computational tools for in-depth analysis, such as sequence comparison using BLAST search, multiple alignments of antigens, and T cell epitope conservation analysis have been integrated within the MCVdb. Predicted Class I and Class II HLA-binding peptides for 15 common HLA alleles are included in this database as putative targets. MCVdb is a unique data source providing a comprehensive list of MCV antigens and peptides. MCVdb is publicly available at http://projects.met-hilab.org/mcv/.",
keywords = "Cancer vaccine, Merkel cell carcinoma, Merkel cell polyomavirus, T cell epitope",
author = "Zhang, {Guang Lan} and DeCaprio, {James A.} and Lou Chitkushev and Keskin, {Derin B.} and Wu, {Catherine J.} and Vladimir Brusic",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2017 IEEE.; 2017 IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine, BIBM 2017 ; Conference date: 13-11-2017 Through 16-11-2017",
year = "2017",
month = dec,
day = "15",
doi = "10.1109/BIBM.2017.8217881",
language = "English",
series = "Proceedings - 2017 IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine, BIBM 2017",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
pages = "1483--1488",
editor = "Illhoi Yoo and Zheng, {Jane Huiru} and Yang Gong and Hu, {Xiaohua Tony} and Chi-Ren Shyu and Yana Bromberg and Jean Gao and Dmitry Korkin",
booktitle = "Proceedings - 2017 IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine, BIBM 2017",
address = "United States",
}