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6979535 Human immunodeficiency virus type 2 (HIV-2) env polypeptide and diagnostic assays  
A method for diagnosing an HIV-2 (LAV-II) infection and a kit containing reagents for the same is disclosed. These reagents include cDNA probes which are capable of hybridizing to at least a...
6977180 Biosensor  
The present invention relates, in general, to biosensors and, in particular, to bioelectronic sensors comprising a macromolecule immobilized on an electrode surface so that a redox cofactor that is...
6977144 Sid nucleic acids and polypeptides selected from a pathogenic strain of hepatitis C virus and applications thereof  
The present invention relates to nucleic acids encoding SID® polypeptides which bind selectively to a polypeptide encoded by a pathogenic strain of the hepatitis C virus, as well as to the SID®...
6974686 Recombinant tryptophan mutants of influenza  
Recombinant PB2 tryptophan variant influenza viruses, RNA, cDNA and vectors are provided. Also provided are immunogenic compositions containing the variant viruses, methods of producing such...
6972179 RRP sequences and knockout mice and uses thereof  
RRP genes are identified as modulators of the p53 or p21 pathway, and thus are therapeutic targets for disorders associated with defective p53 or p21 function. Methods for identifying modulators of...
6969584 Combinatorial enzymatic complexes  
The invention relates to the formation of novel in vivo combinatorial enzyme complexes for use in screening candidate drug agents for bioactivity.
6969598 Methods for producing high titre vectors and compositions used in such methods  
A method for producing viral vectors is described using packaging and producer cell lines is described. The producer cell comprises: (i) a first nucleotide sequence (NS) encoding a toxic viral...
6969583 Method for detecting variant HBV  
The present invention relates generally to an assay for detecting variant Hepatitis B viruses (HBVs) which exhibit altered sensitivity to agents. The variant HBVs are delivered to cells using a...
6967075 HCV replicase complexes  
This invention provides efficient HCV replicase complexes comprising novel RNA template and primer pair. Assay systems are also provided, which use such complexes, for detecting replicase activity,...
6967076 Method for producing recombinant cells for detecting HIV  
Recombinant expression vectors and methods are provided for detecting HIV and monitoring HIV drug resistance. The method comprises: taking a culture of cells; adding a recombinant viral vector into...
6964763 Methods and compositions for inhibiting HIV infectivity and blocking chemokine activity  
The present invention relates to a method for suppressing infectivity of HIV which includes contacting the HIV or a cell targeted by HIV with an effective amount of a thrombospondin or a...
6964843 Methods and reagents for the detection of antibodies to adenovirus  
The present invention provides methods and reagents for detecting antibodies to adenovirus. In a preferred embodiment, the present invention is useful for detecting antibodies to adenovirus...
6964852 Antigenic structural peptide, antigenic and immunogenic compounds, and uses for detecting, preventing and treating an HCV infection  
The invention concerns a structural peptide, identified by antibodies directed against a polypeptide, comprising the 2-45 amino acid sequence of the N-terminal end of the Core or nucleocapsid (p21)...
6960429 Inhibition of viral gene activities  
A method of inhibiting viral gene activities (and cellular gene activities) is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises the step of delivering an effective amount of an inhibitor of a...
6960442 Immunoreactive regions of glycoprotein gpII of varicella zoster virus (VZV)  
The present invention relates to immunoreactive peptides that are homologous with the region encompassing amino acid positions 450 to 655 of glycoprotein II of varicella zoster virus. In this...
6960431 Therapeutic compositions and methods for treating viral infection  
Methods for inhibiting viral propagation and treating viral infection are provided which include administering to cells infected with viruses a therapeutic peptide or a derivative thereof.
6958210 Detection of herpes simplex virus  
The invention provides methods to detect herpes simplex virus (HSV) in biological samples and further to distinguish between HSV-1 and HSV-2. Primers and probes for the differential detection of...
6953661 Method of preventing transport of a neurotropic virus and identifying agents for achieving same  
A method of preventing transport of a Herpes simplex virus within a neuron, comprising preventing interaction between a structural tegument protein US11 of the virus and a motor protein, Kinesin in...
6951717 Methods and compositions for inhibition of membrane fusion-associated events, including HIV transmission  
Parainfluenza virus types 1 to 4 (PIV1 to PIV4) are important human pathogens that cause upper and lower respiratory tract infections, particularly in infants and children. The claimed invention is...
6951715 Optical detection of label-free biomolecular interactions using microreplicated plastic sensor elements  
Methods and compositions are provided for detecting biomolecular interactions. The use of labels is not required and the methods can be performed in a high-throughput manner. The invention also...
6951761 Measurements of multiple molecules using a CryoArray  
This disclosure relates to CryoArrays, which permit the analysis of samples (such as protein, nucleic acid, virus, or cell samples) in arrays that are prepared at low temperatures. Because...
6951732 Virulence genes, proteins, and their use  
A series of genes from Streptococcus pyogenes are shown to encode products which are implicated in virulence. The identification of these genes therefore allows attenuated microorganisms to be...
6949353 Capping enzyme of flavivirus and utilization of this protein in a process to test drugs with antiviral properties  
This invention concerns an isolated and purified polypeptide capable of acting as a guanylyltransferase and methyltransferase comprising capping enzyme of flavivirus (CEF). The invention also...
6949337 Cellular receptor for HIV-1 Vpr essential for G2/M phase transition of the cell cycle  
The present invention provides methods of identifying anti-HIV compound by contacting human Vpr Interacting Protein (hVIP), or a fragment thereof known to interact with Vpr, with Vpr, or a fragment...
6949349 Insulin-like growth factor agonist molecules  
Compounds are provided that inhibit the interaction of an IGF with any one of its binding proteins and not to a human IGF receptor. These IGF agonist compounds, which include peptides, are useful...
6946125 Methods of treating West Nile virus infection  
The present invention provides methods of preventing or treating West Nile virus as well as infections caused by other viruses of the Flaviviridae family in animals comprising administering to the...
6946285 Arrays with elongated features  
Arrays having multiple biopolymer features on a substrate, including elongated features which have a length/width ratio greater than 1.3 or more. Such arrays may be oriented in various directions...
6946252 Sample preparation method and a sample preparation apparatus for DNA analysis  
A sample preparation apparatus for DNA analysis comprises a holder for separating specific primers on the basis of size, color, weight, dimension, or degree of magnetization, the specific primers...
6942858 Compositions containing bacteriophages and methods of using bacteriophages to treat infections  
Purified, host-specific, non-toxic, wide host range and virulent bacteriophage preparations that are effective in killing bacterial organisms in vivo are disclosed. Also disclosed are compositions...
6942965 Hepatitis A virus nucleotide sequences, recombinant proteins and uses thereof  
Hepatitis A virus primers and probes derived from the capsid proteins and junction between the capsid precursor P1 and 2A of the HAV genome are disclosed. Also disclosed are nucleic acid-based...
6939672 Nucleic acid extraction solution and use thereof  
Disclosed are methods and compositions for extracting nucleic acids from a biological sample. In particular, disclosed is a nucleic acid extraction solution together with methods using such a...
6936251 Peptide reagent for the detection of human cytomegalovirus (CMV)  
The invention relates to a peptide reagent comprising peptides immunochemically reactive with antibodies to the human cytomegalovirus (CMV). New antibodies directed to said peptides or fragments...
6936256 Sub-unit vaccine for infectious pancreatic necrosis virus  
The present invention relates to sub-unit vaccines comprising structural polypeptides of Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis Virus (IPNV) comprising structural proteins VP2 and VP3 folded as an empty...
6936455 Production of heterologous proteins using an Npro autoprotease of a pestivirus and inclusion bodies  
The present invention relates to a process for the recombinant production of a desired heterologous polypeptide with a clearly defined homogenous N-terminus in a bacteria host cell. A fusion...
6933108 Methods and compositions for use in the treatment of filovirus mediated disease conditions  
Methods and compositions are provided for at least slowing the progression of a filovirus mediated disease condition in a host. In the subject methods, an effective amount of an agent that at least...
6933123 Peptides from the E2, E6, and E7 proteins of human papilloma viruses 16 and 18 for detecting and/or diagnosing cervical and other human papillomavirus associated cancers  
An isolated protein sequence or peptide from the E2, E6 or E7 early coding region of human papillomavirus (HPV) that is soluble in an aqueous medium, and characterized by a relative paucity of...
6933109 Rapid particle detection  
Methods and reagents for rapid purification and/or identification of particles in a liquid sample are described. The technique uses centrifugation to concentrate particles against a slanted surface...
6927281 Adeno-associated virus-its diagnostic use with early abortion  
The present invention relates to a method of detecting a causative agent of the so-called spontaneous early abortion by investigating patients' samples for the presence of adeno-associated virias...
6927031 Methods for identifying polypeptide factors interacting with RNA  
The present invention relates to methods of screening for target polypeptides that bind to RNA, using affinity purification methods, and the use of such target polypeptide for drug discovery and in...
6927023 Method of identifying modulators of HIV-1 Vpu and Gag interaction with U binding protein (Ubp)  
A preparation of U binding protein (Ubp) and a gene sequence encoding Ubp and an anti-Ubp antibody are disclosed. An assay to identify modulators of Ubp/Vpu interaction and Gag/Ubp interaction is...
6924094 Chip-based species identification and phenotypic characterization of microorganisms  
This invention provides oligonucleotide based arrays and methods for speciating and phenotyping organisms, for example, using oligonucleotide sequences based on the Mycobacterium tubercluosis rpoB...
6924362 Monoclonal antibodies specific for the E2 glycoprotein of hepatitic C virus and their use in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of hepatitis C  
The present invention describes the identification and characterization of five human HC E1-specific monoclonal antibodies isolated from a phage display library and their use in the diagnosis,...
6924095 Retrovirus isolated from mantle histiocytes in mantle cell lymphoma  
The present invention features an isolated, intact virus associated with human lymphoma, and originally isolated from a mantle cell lymphoma, referred to herein as a mantle histiocyte retrovirus...
6923971 Respiratory syncytial virus vaccines expressing protective antigens from promoter-proximal genes  
Recombinant respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) having the position of genes shifted within the genome or antigenome of the recombinant virus are constructed by insertion, deletion or rearrangement...
6921634 Replication competent hepatitus C virus and methods of use  
The present invention provides a replication competent hepatitis C virus that includes a heterologous polynucleotide. The invention also includes methods for modifying a hepatitis C virus...
6919196 Parvovirus NS1 variants  
The present invention relates to a parvovirus NS1 variant having a shifted equilibrium between the DNA replication and transcription activities (a) and the cytotoxicity activity (b). Furthermore,...
6919438 Nucleic sequence and deduced protein sequence family with human endogenous retroviral motifs, and their uses  
The invention concerns a novel nucleic sequence and deduced protein sequence family with whole or partial human endogenous retroviral motifs. The invention also concerns the detection and/or the...
6919173 Assay buffer, compositions containing the same, and methods of using the same  
Compositions, reagents, kits, systems, system components, and methods for performing assays. More particularly, the invention relates to the use of novel combinations of reagents to provide...
6916665 Biosensor compositions and methods of use  
Provided are pore-subunit polypeptides covalently linked to one or more sensing moieties, and uses of these modified polypeptides to detect and/or measure analytes or physical characteristics...
6916606 Electrochemiluminescent assays  
Qualitative and quantitative electrochemiluminescent assays for analytes of interest present in multicomponent liquids are provided. These methods comprise contacting a sample with a reagent...