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Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) is a leading cause of neurological infection in the Asia-Pacific region with no means of detection in more remote areas. We aimed to test the hypothesis of a JE protein signature in human cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) that could be harnessed in a rapid diagnostic test (RDT), contribute to understanding the host response and predict outcome during infection. Liquid chromatography and tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), using extensive offline fractionation and tandem mass tag labelling (TMT), enabled comparison of the deep CSF proteome in JE vs non-JE neurological infections from the Laos-CNS infection study. Verification was performed using data independent acquisition (DIA) LC-MS/MS. 5,070 proteins were identified, including 4,805 human proteins and 265 pathogen proteins. Feature selection and predictive modelling using TMT analysis of 147 patient samples enabled the development of a nine-protein JE diagnostic signature. This was tested using DIA analysis of an independent group of 16 patient samples, demonstrating 82% accuracy. Ultimately, validation in a larger group of patients and different locations will refine the list to 2-3 proteins for an RDT. The mass spectrometry proteomics data have been deposited to the ProteomeXchange Consortium via the PRIDE partner repository with the dataset identifier PXD034789 and 10.6019/PXD034789.

Type

Journal article

Journal

Journal of Proteome Research

Publisher

American Chemical Society

Publication Date

28/03/2023

Keywords

Central nervous system infection, neurological infection, encephalitis, flavivirus, Japanese encephalitis virus, diagnosis, clinical proteomics, mass spectrometry, tandem mass tagging, data independent acquisition, network analysis, machine learning analysis, predictive modelling