Patent classifications
C07K14/15
IMMUNOGENIC COMPOSITIONS, ANTIGEN SCREENING METHODS, AND METHODS OF GENERATING IMMUNE RESPONSES
An immunogenic composition is provided herein. The immunogenic compositions are used to identify and select immunogenic antigens that elicit immune responses in a subject and may be subsequently used in multi-antigen vaccine compositions against one or more diseases or conditions. According to some embodiments, the immunogenic composition may include a plurality of nucleic acid fragments or minigenes derived from a nucleic acid library, wherein each nucleic acid fragment encodes a different antigen or functional portion thereof, and wherein the different antigens or functional portions thereof are associated with one or more disease or condition. The immunogenic composition may also include a delivery medium loaded with the plurality of nucleic acid fragments and in some embodiments, the delivery medium is loaded with nucleic acid fragments in such a way that individual antigen presenting cells receive only a subset of the nucleic acids within a vaccine in order to minimize antigenic competition.
Methods and compositions for protein delivery
The present invention provides methods and compositions for protein delivery. The invention features virus like particles, methods of making virus like particles and methods of using virus like particles to deliver proteins to a cell, to provide protein therapy and to treat diseases or disorders. The invention also features methods of targeting a protein to a cell, methods of protein therapy and methods of treating diseases or disorders using a TUS protein, a NLS or NES identified from full length TUS.
Lentiviral vectors for generating immune responses against human T Lymphotrophic Virus Type 1
The present invention relates to compositions, methods, and uses employing lentiviral vector particles for induction of an immune response by administration to a human, wherein the lentiviral vector particles comprise a lentiviral vector, wherein the DNA of the lentiviral vector comprises a promoter directing expression of a HTLV-1 p12p30-Tax-HBZ fusion protein. The invention encompasses these vectors, methods of making the vectors, and methods of using them, including medicinal uses.
Lentiviral vectors for generating immune responses against human T Lymphotrophic Virus Type 1
The present invention relates to compositions, methods, and uses employing lentiviral vector particles for induction of an immune response by administration to a human, wherein the lentiviral vector particles comprise a lentiviral vector, wherein the DNA of the lentiviral vector comprises a promoter directing expression of a HTLV-1 p12p30-Tax-HBZ fusion protein. The invention encompasses these vectors, methods of making the vectors, and methods of using them, including medicinal uses.
HIV-1 ENVELOPE PROTEINS AND FRAGMENTS THEREOF THAT POSSESS EPITOPES RECOGNIZED BY BROADLY NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODIES
HIV-1 envelope proteins and fragments that possess naturally occurring and novel engineered epitopes that can be used to elicit (and are recognized by) broadly neutralizing antibodies.
HIV-1 ENVELOPE PROTEINS AND FRAGMENTS THEREOF THAT POSSESS EPITOPES RECOGNIZED BY BROADLY NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODIES
HIV-1 envelope proteins and fragments that possess naturally occurring and novel engineered epitopes that can be used to elicit (and are recognized by) broadly neutralizing antibodies.
Recombinant feline leukemia virus vaccine containing optimized feline leukemia virus envelope gene
The present invention provides vectors that contain and express in vivo or in vitro FeLV antigens that elicit an immune response in animal or human against FeLV, compositions comprising said vectors and/or FeLV polypeptides, methods of vaccination against FeLV, and kits for use with such methods and compositions.
Recombinant feline leukemia virus vaccine containing optimized feline leukemia virus envelope gene
The present invention provides vectors that contain and express in vivo or in vitro FeLV antigens that elicit an immune response in animal or human against FeLV, compositions comprising said vectors and/or FeLV polypeptides, methods of vaccination against FeLV, and kits for use with such methods and compositions.
Vector particles for targeting CD34+ cells
The present invention relates to a vector particle for transferring biological material into cells, wherein said vector particle comprises at least: a first protein which comprises the transmembrane and extracellular domains of the feline endogenous RD114 virus envelope glycoprotein, and a second protein which comprises a ligand of the c-Kit receptor.
SOLUBLE AND IMMUNOREACTIVE VARIANTS OF HTLV CAPSID ANTIGEN P24
The invention concerns soluble and antigenic HTLV p24 variants that can be fused to chaperones and their use in diagnostic applications such as immunoassays for detecting antibodies against HTLV-I or HTLV-II in an isolated biological sample. In particular, the invention relates to a soluble HTLV-I or HTLV-II p24 antigen comprising either the N- or the C-terminal domain of p24 and lacking the other domain. Moreover, the invention covers recombinant DNA molecules encoding these HTLV-I and -II fusion antigens as well as their recombinant production using expression vectors and host cells transformed with such expression vectors. In addition, the invention focuses on compositions of these HTLV p24 antigens with HTLV gp21 antigen and on an immunoassay method for detection of HTLV antibodies using the antigens of the invention. Also the use of HTLV p24 antigens in an in vitro diagnostic assay as well as a reagent kit for detection of anti-HTLV-antibodies comprising said HTLV antigens is encompassed.