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    <journal_id_issn>2008-2835</journal_id_issn>
    <journal_id_issn_online>2008-4625</journal_id_issn_online>
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    <journal_id_iranmedex>276</journal_id_iranmedex>
    <journal_id_magiran>5669</journal_id_magiran>
    <journal_id_sid>11181</journal_id_sid>
    <pubdate>
	    <type>gregorian</type>
	    <year>>2026</year>
	    <month>>Jan-Mar</month>
	    <day></day>
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    <volume>18</volume>
    <number>1</number>
    <publish_type>online</publish_type>
    <publish_edition>1</publish_edition>
    <article_type>fulltext</article_type>
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	<title>Designing a Novel Immunotoxin against Prostate Cancer based on PE40 Toxin: An In silico Approach</title>
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	<abstract>&lt;p&gt;Background: Prostate cancer, is the second most prevalent malignant tumor and fifth leading cause of cancer-related death among men worldwide. Patients suffer from adverse side effects and low efficacy of traditional therapeutic approaches. At present, cancer-targeted therapy is a fascinating strategy of cancer therapy re-search &lt;em&gt;via&lt;/em&gt; employing immunotoxins, which is a fusion of a targeting molecule and a killer toxin that can recognize a specific antigen on cancerous cells and trigger cell death. Methods: This study used a prostate-specific scFv and a truncated version of Pseudomonas-exotoxin to design a novel immunotoxin. After the construct design, the construct&amp;#39;s secondary structure, physicochemical features, and allergenicity were predicted by SOPMA, Protparam, and AllergenFP, respectively. Then, the 3D structure was built &lt;em&gt;via&lt;/em&gt; ITASSER. ProSa-web and PROCHECK were used for structure validation. The 3D model was docked by Cluspro, and molecular dynamics was carried out by GROMACS. Results: the results showed that the average RMSF value for the PSMA receptor was 0.478 &amp;Aring;, and for the designed toxin was 0.292 &amp;Aring;. The low range of changes in-dicates the stability of the complex during the simulation. Conclusion: The present results indicate that the designed immunotoxin is structurally stable, non-allergenic, and capable of binding PSMA, suggesting it as a potential candidate for further experimental evaluation.&lt;/p&gt;
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	<keyword>Allergens, Cell, Death, Immunotoxins, Molecular dynamics simulation, Prostate, Prostatic neoplasms, Pseudomonas</keyword>
	<start_page>69</start_page>
	<end_page>78</end_page>
	<web_url>https://www.ajmb.org/En/Article.aspx?id=70640</web_url>
    <pdf_url>https://www.ajmb.org/PDF/En/FullText/70640.pdf</pdf_url>
	<author_list><author><first_name>Sadaf</first_name><middle_name></middle_name><last_name>Azdoo </last_name><suffix></suffix><affiliation>Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran</affiliation><first_name_fa></first_name_fa><middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa><last_name_fa></last_name_fa><suffix_fa></suffix_fa><email></email><code>92470</code><coreauthor></coreauthor><affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa></author><author><first_name>Mortaza </first_name><middle_name></middle_name><last_name>Taheri-Anganeh</last_name><suffix></suffix><affiliation>Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Cellular and Molecular Medicine Research Institute, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran</affiliation><first_name_fa></first_name_fa><middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa><last_name_fa></last_name_fa><suffix_fa></suffix_fa><email></email><code>91831</code><coreauthor></coreauthor><affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa></author><author><first_name>Khadijeh</first_name><middle_name></middle_name><last_name>Ahmadi</last_name><suffix></suffix><affiliation>Department of Medical Biotechnology, School of Paramedicine, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran</affiliation><first_name_fa></first_name_fa><middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa><last_name_fa></last_name_fa><suffix_fa></suffix_fa><email></email><code>92472</code><coreauthor></coreauthor><affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa></author><author><first_name>Abdolkarim</first_name><middle_name></middle_name><last_name>Ghadimi Moghadam </last_name><suffix></suffix><affiliation>Pediatric Infectious Ward, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran</affiliation><first_name_fa></first_name_fa><middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa><last_name_fa></last_name_fa><suffix_fa></suffix_fa><email></email><code>92473</code><coreauthor></coreauthor><affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa></author><author><first_name>Ahmad</first_name><middle_name></middle_name><last_name>Movahedpour</last_name><suffix></suffix><affiliation></affiliation><first_name_fa></first_name_fa><middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa><last_name_fa></last_name_fa><suffix_fa></suffix_fa><email></email><code>91828</code><coreauthor></coreauthor><affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa></author><author><first_name>Ali</first_name><middle_name></middle_name><last_name>Jamshidi </last_name><suffix></suffix><affiliation></affiliation><first_name_fa></first_name_fa><middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa><last_name_fa></last_name_fa><suffix_fa></suffix_fa><email></email><code>92475</code><coreauthor></coreauthor><affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa></author></author_list>
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