The present invention provides the complete genomic sequence of the epidemic mumps virus (MuV) strain MuV.sup.Iowa/US/06. Further, a reverse genetics system was constructed and used to rescue recombinant viral constructs that are attenuated compared to rMuV.sup.Iowa/US/06 and JL vaccine viruses. Such constructs include viral constructs lacking the open reading frame (ORF) of the SH gene (rMuVSH) and/or incapable of expressing the V protein (rMuVV).

The present invention includes the Paramyxovirus Parainfluenza Virus 5 (PIV5) as an oncolytic agent for treating various cancers, including, but not limited to breast cancer, lung cancer and melanoma. PIV5 oncolytic agents include both wild type PIV5 and various recombinant PIV5 constructs. Recombinant PIV5 constructs may include PIV5 lacking the conserved C-terminus of the V protein (PIV5VAC), PIV5 with mutations in the N-terminus of the V/P protein (PIV5CPI), and PIV5 expressing MDA-7/IL-24 (rPIV5-MDA7), rPIV5-V/P-CPI, rPIV5-CPI+, rPIV-Rev, rPIV5-RL, rPIV5-P-S157A, rPIV5-P-S308A, rPIV5-L-A1981D, rPIV5-F-S443P, rPIV5-MDA7, rPIV5ASH-CPI, or rPIV5ASH-Rev. Also included are methods of making and using such oncolytic agents and compositions including such oncolytic agents.

The present invention provides the complete genomic sequence of the epidemic mumps virus (MuV) strain MuV.sup.Iowa/us/06. Further, a reverse genetics system was constructed and used to rescue recombinant viral constructs that are attenuated compared to MuV.sup.Iowa/us/06 and JL vaccine viruses. Such constructs include viral constructs lacking the open reading frame (ORF) of the SH gene (rMuVSH) and/or incapable of expressing the V protein (rMuVV).

The present invention provides safe, stable, efficacious, and cost-effective vaccines based on viral expression vectors that include a parainfluenza virus 5 (PIV5) genome including a heterologous nucleotide sequence expressing a heterologous polypeptide.

Disclosed are engineered oncolytic viruses, related fusion proteins and polynucleotides encoding them, and methods for treating cancer using the engineered viruses.

Provided are an F-genotype mumps virus attenuated strain, a construction method therefor and an application thereof. The attenuated strain is a mumps virus with the accession number of CCTCC NO: V201950. Further provided are a vaccine composition containing the F-genotype mumps virus attenuated strain as an active ingredient and a preparation method thereof.