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8182804 Engineered enzymatically active bacteriophages and methods of uses thereof  
The present invention provides engineered bacteriophages that express at least one biofilm degrading enzyme on their surface and uses thereof for degrading bacterial biofilms. The invention also...
8173872 Bacillus thuringiensis insecticidal proteins  
The invention pertains to novel insecticidal compounds derived from Bacillus thuringiensis strains. New proteins designated. Cry2Ae, Cry2Af, and Cry2Ag, and variants thereof are provided, as well...
8168166 Live genetically attenuated malaria vaccine  
Method for inoculating a vertebrate host against malaria, by administering to the host a live Plasmodium organism that is genetically engineered to disrupt a liver-stage-specific gene function.
8168168 Infectivity-enhanced conditionally-replicative adenovirus and uses thereof  
A modified adenovirus capable of overcoming the problem of low level of coxsackie-adenovirus receptor (CAR) expression on tumor cells and methods of using such adenovirus are provided. The fiber...
8163292 Herpes simplex viruses and methods of viral replication  
A herpes simplex virus is disclosed in which the herpes simplex virus genome comprises a nucleic acid sequence encoding an ING4 polypeptide.
8158413 Lentiviral vector-based vaccine  
Methods of eliciting humoral responses, methods of immunization, and methods of vaccination using lentiviral vector are disclosed. Additionally, immunogenic compositions and vaccines for West Nile...
8158416 CDNA corresponding to the antigenome of nonsegmented negative strand RNA viruses, and process for the production of such viruses encoding additional antigenically active proteins  
The present invention relates, in general, to a methodology for the generation of nonsegmented negative-strand RNA viruses (Pringle, 1991) from cloned deoxyribonucleic acid (cDNA). Such rescued...
8153861 Genes for improving salt tolerance and drought tolerance of plant and the uses thereof  
A gene comprising the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 and another gene comprising the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2, the latter being artificially synthesized according to plant...
8153116 Use of conditional plasmodium strains lacking an essential gene in malaria vaccination  
The present invention relates to a malaria vaccine for administration to a host, comprising an attenuated malarial parasite with a gene that has been rendered non-functional, wherein the gene, when...
8153115 Virus-like particles for treatment of viral infections  
The invention provides virus-like particles for treatment of viral infections based on the virus causing the infection. The virus-like particles comprise the virus recombinant proteins that form a...
8147823 Method of treating or retarding the development of blindness  
A method for treating an ocular disorder characterized by the defect or absence of a normal gene in the ocular cells of a human or animal subject involves administering to the subject by subretinal...
8147820 Attenuated vaccine against fish pathogen Francisella sp  
An attenuated bacteria has been made by an insertion mutation in the iglC gene of Francisella asiatica, by allelic exchange. The attenuated strain proved to be an effective vaccine by providing...
8148136 Diagnostics and vaccines for mycobacterial infections of animals and humans  
This invention relates to the protein, Mycobacterium paratuberculosis acylase (mpa) and the gene encoding mpa, which we have identified in the pathogen Mycobacterium paratuberculosis Mptb (also...
8142796 Monoparamunity inducers based on attenuated rabbit myxomaviruses  
The present invention relates to monoparamunity inducers based on paramunizing viruses or viral components of a myxomavirus strain from rabbits with typically generalizing disease, to a method for...
8142771 Use of coccidian  
The present invention provides a novel use of coccidian, specifically relates to the use of coccidian as a vaccine live vector. The present invention further provides a live vaccine with coccidian...
8142769 Preparation and xenotransplantation of porcine islets  
The invention relates to developments in the treatment of diabetes in mammals. Particularly it relates to a method of preparing a xenotransplantable porcine islet preparation capable upon...
8142770 Drug comprising as the active ingredient proliferative vector containing survivin promoter  
It is intended to provide a drug to be used in gene therapy which specifically targets abnormal cells such as tumor cells and destroys the same for healing. Namely, a drug comprising, as the active...
8137689 Transplant/implant device and method for its production  
A transplant/implant device for delivering at least one predetermined biologically active compound to a human or animal host system or for another biological function in the host system is produced...
8137947 Viral vectors whose replication and, optionally, passenger gene are controlled by a gene switch activated by heat in the presence or absence of a small-molecule regulator  
The present invention relates to conditionally replicating viruses or pairs of viruses containing a gene switch that is activatable by transient heat or other proteotoxic stress in the presence or...
8137664 Method and kit for repairing a defect in bone  
Methods and devices are provided for the repair of bone defects. The bone defect repair may be accomplished by minimally invasive means. The bone defect repair may utilize a bone growth promoting...
8137662 Proliferated cell lines and uses thereof  
The subject invention pertains to tumor cell lines useful for increasing the proliferation potential of any human or animal cell in culture, thereby providing immortalized or continuous cell lines...
8137962 Compositions for treating cystic fibrosis  
The invention relates to compositions and methods of treating cystic fibrosis. More specifically, this invention relates to the use the AAV vectors and constructs to provide gene therapy to cystic...
8129594 Bacillus thuringiensis gene with lepidopteran activity  
The invention provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests,...
8129593 Bacillus thuringiensis gene with lepidopteran activity  
The invention provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests,...
8128921 Use of conditional plasmodium strains lacking nutrient transporters in malaria vaccination  
The present invention relates to a malaria vaccine for administration to a host comprising an attenuated malarial parasite with a gene which has been rendered non-functional, wherein the gene, when...
8129185 Regulatory T cells and their use in immunotherapy and suppression of autoimmune responses  
Based upon a strong correlation between regulator T cells (Treg cells) and suppressing or preventing a cytotoxic T cell response, provided are methods for the production of ex vivo activated and...
8124592 Development of a preventive vaccine for filovirus infection in primates  
The present invention relates generally to viral vaccines and, more specifically, to filovirus vaccines and methods of eliciting an immune response against a filovirus or disease caused by...
8124068 Recombinant intracellular pathogen immunogenic compositions and methods of use  
Immunogenic compositions comprising recombinant attenuated intracellular pathogens that have been transformed to express recombinant immunogenic antigens of the same or other intracellular...
8119119 Non-integrative and non-replicative lentivirus, preparation and uses thereof  
The invention concerns a non-integrative and non-replicative recombinant lentivirus as well as its uses, in particular for preparing a composition for transferring genes in vitro, ex vivo or in...
8119117 Adenoviral expression vector comprising a CD40L fusion protein adapted to elicit cellular immunity  
Provided are adenoviral vectors for generating an immune response to antigen. The vectors comprise a transcription unit encoding a secretable polypeptide, the polypeptide comprising a secretory...
8119120 Marrow stem cell and pancreatic beta cell fusion cell useful for the treatment of diabetes  
Methods disclosed include methods of treating T1DM, said method comprising delivering a therapeutic amount of β-MSC to a subject in need thereof. Further disclosed are fusion cells comprising and ...
8119118 Helper virus-free herpesvirus amplicon particles and uses thereof  
The invention features new helper virus-free methods for making herpesvirus amplicon particles that can be used in immunotherapies, including those for treating any number of infectious diseases...
8115063 Bacillus thuringiensis gene with coleopteran activity  
The invention provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests,...
8114404 Method and composition for altering a B cell mediated pathology  
The present invention provides a method for altering a B cell mediated pathology in a patient. This method comprises administering a composition comprising at least one and/or two chimeric...
8114971 Nucleic acid molecules encoding proteins which impart the adhesion of Neisseria cells to human cells  
Described are nucleic acid molecules encoding proteins mediating the adhesion of bacteria of the genus Neisseria to human cells. Also described are the proteins encoded by these nucleic acid...
8110183 Method for sustained expression of an exogenous gene  
A method for sustained expression of an exogenous gene forms a circular episomal plasmid to solve the problem of transient expression of baculovirus in the transduced mammalian cells caused by the...
8105575 Expression vectors with improved safety  
The present invention relates to the use of internal promoters in mammalian expression vectors including plasmid vectors and enhancer-deleted retroviral vectors. The retroviral vectors have...
8106027 Development of a preventive vaccine for filovirus infection in primates  
The present invention relates generally to viral vaccines and, more specifically, to filovirus vaccines and methods of eliciting an immune response against a filovirus or disease caused by...
8105574 Simian adenovirus nucleic acid and amino acid sequences, vectors containing same, and methods of use  
A recombinant vector comprises simian adenovirus sequences and a heterologous gene under the control of regulatory sequences. A cell line which expresses simian adenovirus gene(s) is also...
8105806 Process for preparing optically active amino acids using a whole-cell catalyst  
The present invention relates to a process for preparing, in particular, enantiomerically enriched L-α-amino acids, in particular those of the general formula (I). In this connection, the process ...
8106026 Development of a preventive vaccine for filovirus infection in primates  
The present invention relates generally to viral vaccines and, more specifically, to filovirus vaccines and methods of eliciting an immune response against a filovirus or disease caused by...
8105592 Heavy chain and single domain antibodies  
The present invention relates to heavy chain immunoglobulins or fragments thereof of the VHH or VNAR type, or domain antibodies (dAbs) of the heavy or light chains of immunoglobulins or fragments...
8101826 Expression of Cry3B insecticidal protein in plants  
The present invention discloses methods and compositions comprising a group of novel expression cassettes which provide significantly improved levels of accumulation of Coleopteran inhibitory Cry3B...
8101169 Ocular gene therapy using avalanche-mediated transfection  
The present invention provides a method of treating an ocular disease in a subject. In a first step, a nucleic acid is introduced into cells or a tissue. The nucleic acid is introduced by electron...
8097260 Lipid a deficient mutants of Neisseria meningitidis  
The invention provides lipid A deficient mutant Neisseria meningitidis cells, pharmaceutical compositions incorporating such cells, and methods of using such cells.
8097453 Recombinant viral-based malaria vaccines  
Described are vaccines against malarial infections, which are based on recombinant viral vectors, such as alpha viruses, adenoviruses, or vaccinia viruses. The recombinant viral-based vaccines can...
8092791 Method of producing herpes simplex virus amplicons, resulting amplicons, and their use  
The present invention relates to a method for producing herpes simplex virus (HSV) amplicon particles which includes co-transfecting a host cell with the following: (i) an amplicon vector...
8093042 Lentiviral triplex DNA, and vectors and recombinant cells containing lentiviral triplex DNA  
The present invention provides nucleic acid, vectors, viruses, and recombinant cells comprising triple-stranded structures, such as those resulting from central initiation and termination of HIV-1...
8084041 Use of mycrobacterial vaccines in CD4+ or CD8+ lymphocyte-deficient mammals  
Methods of treating a mammal that is deficient in CD4+ and/or CD8+ lymphocytes are provided. The methods comprise inoculating the mammal with an attenuated mycobacterium in the M. tuberculosis...
8084024 Method for producing antibodies  
The present invention relates to a method for producing antibodies and to antibodies produced by this method. In one embodiment the invention relates to a method for producing an antibody that...