Synthetic peptide-targeted selection of phage display mimotopes highlights immunogenic features of α-helical vs non-helical epitopes of Taenia solium paramyosin: Implications for parasite- and host-protective roles of the protein

► Taenia solium paramyosin protects both the parasite and is vaccine candidate: how? ► Epitopes involved in these functions are unknown. ► Epitope study using synthetic peptide as immunigen and mimotopes from phage library. ► Hypothesis: helical epitopes protect the parasite, non-helical ones protect the host.