The present invention relates to enveloped RNA viruses. The invention in particular relates to the generation of superior antigens for mounting an immune response by first identifying then mutating the immunosuppressive domains in fusion proteins of enveloped RNA viruses resulting in decreased immunosuppressive properties of viral envelope proteins from the viruses.

The present invention provides a mutant Pestivirus comprising a chimeric Erns gene, which provides the mutant Pestivirus with the capacity to evade serologic detection, but maintains good vaccine properties, and viral replication.

A recombinant vector for transforming a plant, a plant transformed with the recombinant vector, a plant-made classical swine fever virus antigen pmE2 protein expressed in the plant and uses thereof is provided. By using a recombinant vector having a polynucleotide encoding a GP55 protein of CSFV according to the present invention; and a polynucleotide encoding a cellulose-binding domain protein; and a plant transformed with the recombinant vector, a plant-made classical swine fever virus antigen pmE2 protein may be produced with high efficiency, and has higher safety and stability than those achieved by other production methods. Also, since the plant-derived classical swine fever virus antigen protein pmE2 has a cellulose-binding domain (CBD) protein, it may be usefully used as an effective marker to determine a virus exposure pathway and an antibody producing pathway.

The present disclosure relates to a mammalian cell line and a method for producing soluble E2 recombinant antigen of classical swine fever virus using the same. A mammalian cell expression system with different cell passage numbers can stably express a large amount of soluble CSFV-E2 recombinant protein, effectively reducing the production cost of CSFV-E2 recombinant protein, and then applied to the production of CSFV-E2 protein subunit vaccines.

A recombinant baculovirus displaying on its envelop a fusion protein is disclosed. The fusion protein comprises a heterologous antigen, and a C-terminal region of baculovirus envelope GP64 protein, which has at least 100 amino acid residues in length and lacks a B12D5 binding epitope located within the central basic region of the GP64 protein. The genome of the recombinant baculovirus comprises a transgene encoding a fusion protein that comprises a signal peptide, the heterologous antigen, and the C-terminal region of the baculovirus envelope GP64 protein, in which the antigen is located between the signal peptide and the C-terminal region of the GP64 protein. Methods for eliciting an antigen-specific immunogenic response in a subject in need thereof are also disclosed.

A recombinant vector for transforming a plant, a plant transformed with the recombinant vector, a plant-made classical swine fever virus antigen pmE2 protein expressed in the plant and uses thereof is provided. By using a recombinant vector having a polynucleotide encoding a GP55 protein of CSFV according to the present invention; and a polynucleotide encoding a cellulose-binding domain protein; and a plant transformed with the recombinant vector, a plant-made classical swine fever virus antigen pmE2 protein may be produced with high efficiency, and has higher safety and stability than those achieved by other production methods. Also, since the plant-derived classical swine fever virus antigen protein pmE2 has a cellulose-binding domain (CBD) protein, it may be usefully used as an effective marker to determine a virus exposure pathway and an antibody producing pathway.

The application relates to a pestivirus, designated PMC virus, that is associated with porcine myocarditis syndrome, and the gene and protein sequences derived therefrom. The application further relates to detection methods, vaccine therapeutics, and diagnostic methods using the PMC virus or gene/protein sequences derived therefrom.

The present invention relates to the field of animal health. Particularly, the present invention relates to a recombinant classical swine fever virus E2 protein comprising at least one mutation at the epitope specifically recognized by the 6B8 monoclonal antibody. Further, the present invention provides an immunogenic composition comprising the recombinant E2 protein of the present invention and the use of the immunogenic composition for preventing and/or treating diseases associated with CSFV in an animal. Moreover, the present invention provides a method and a kit for differentiating animals infected with CSFV from animals vaccinated with the immunogenic composition of the present invention. Furthermore, the present invention provides a method of producing the E2 protein.

The present invention relates i.a. to a CSFV (classical swine fever virus) comprising a substitution of proline to lysine at amino acid position 44 of the E2 protein and a substitution of threonine to aspartic acid at amino acid position 45 of the E2 protein. Further, the present invention provides an immunogenic composition comprising the CSFV of the present invention and the use of the immunogenic composition for reducing the incidence of or severity in an animal of one or more clinical signs associated with CSF. Moreover, the present invention provides a method of differentiating animals infected with CSFV from animals vaccinated with the immunogenic composition of the present invention.

Recombinant yeast cells are produced which are used for vaccination, among other uses for the oral vaccination by feeding.