The present invention provides a nucleic acid which encodes an adeno-associated virus (AAV) capsid protein mutant that contains a peptide comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID Nos. 15 to 62 or a peptide comprising an amino acid sequence produced by substituting, deleting, inserting and/or adding one or several amino acid residues in an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID Nos. 15 to 62; DNA comprising the nucleic acid; a cell harboring the DNA; and a method for producing the cell.

The present invention provides a nucleic acid which encodes an adeno-associated virus (AAV) capsid protein mutant that contains a peptide comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID Nos. 15 to 62 or a peptide comprising an amino acid sequence produced by substituting, deleting, inserting and/or adding one or several amino acid residues in an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID Nos. 15 to 62; DNA comprising the nucleic acid; a cell harboring the DNA; and a method for producing the cell.

The present invention relates to variant AAV capsid polypeptides, wherein the variant AAV capsid polypeptides exhibit increased transduction and/or tropism in human pancreatic tissue or human islets as compared non-variant parent capsid polypeptides.

The present invention relates to variant AAV capsid polypeptides, wherein the variant AAV capsid polypeptides exhibit increased transduction and/or tropism in human pancreatic tissue or human islets as compared non-variant parent capsid polypeptides.

Provided are a mutated HPV51 L1 protein or a variant thereof, a coding sequence thereof, a preparation method therefor, and a virus-like particle containing same, wherein the protein or the variant and the virus-like particle thereof are capable of inducing neutralizing antibodies against at least two types of HPV (for example, HPV51 and HPV69, or HPV51, HPV69 and HPV26). Also provided is the use of the above-mentioned protein and the virus-like particle for preparing a pharmaceutical composition or a vaccine, wherein the pharmaceutical composition or the vaccine can be used to prevent infections of the at least two types of HPV and diseases caused by the infections, such as cervical cancer and condyloma acuminatum.

Provided are a mutated HPV51 L1 protein or a variant thereof, a coding sequence thereof, a preparation method therefor, and a virus-like particle containing same, wherein the protein or the variant and the virus-like particle thereof are capable of inducing neutralizing antibodies against at least two types of HPV (for example, HPV51 and HPV69, or HPV51, HPV69 and HPV26). Also provided is the use of the above-mentioned protein and the virus-like particle for preparing a pharmaceutical composition or a vaccine, wherein the pharmaceutical composition or the vaccine can be used to prevent infections of the at least two types of HPV and diseases caused by the infections, such as cervical cancer and condyloma acuminatum.

Disclosed herein are peptide sequences capable of directing adeno-associated viruses (AAV) to target specific environments, for example the nervous system and the heart, in a subject. Also disclosed are AAVs having non-naturally occurring capsid proteins comprising the disclosed peptide sequences, and methods of using the AAVs to treat diseases.

Disclosed herein are peptide sequences capable of directing adeno-associated viruses (AAV) to target specific environments, for example the nervous system and the heart, in a subject. Also disclosed are AAVs having non-naturally occurring capsid proteins comprising the disclosed peptide sequences, and methods of using the AAVs to treat diseases.

Disclosed are capsid-modified rAAV expression vectors, as well as infectious virions, compositions, and pharmaceutical formulations containing them. Also provided are methods of preparing and using the disclosed capsid-protein-mutated rAAV constructs in a variety of diagnostic and therapeutic modalities, including, inter alia, as mammalian cell-targeting delivery agents, and as human gene therapy vectors. Also disclosed are large-scale production methods for capsid-modified rAAV expression vectors, viral particles, and infectious virions having improved transduction efficiencies over those of the corresponding, un-modified, rAAV vectors, as well as use of the disclosed compositions in the manufacture of medicaments for a variety of in vitro and/or in vivo applications.

The disclosure is directed in part to variant capsid polypeptides that can be used to deliver payloads.