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7449188 Recombinant oligometric protein complexes with enhanced immunogenic potential  
The present invention relates to a chimeric protein comprising an antigen and an oligomerisation domain. The present invention relates further to recombinant oligomeric protein complexes comprising...
7442525 Method for expressing HIV polypeptides  
Polynucleotide sequences are provided for the diagnosis of the presence of retroviral infection in a human host associated with lymphadenopathy syndrome and/or acquired immune deficiency syndrome,...
7439058 HBV/HCV virus-like particle  
Chimeric antigens derived from hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) are described which form virus-like particles when co-expressed with an excess of hepatitis B virus surface...
7439347 Hepatitis C virus non-structural NS3/4A fusion gene  
Disclosed herein is the discovery of a novel hepatitis C virus (HCV) isolated from a human patient. Embodiments of the invention include HCV peptides, nucleic acids encoding said HCV peptides,...
7423138 Compositions and methods for treating papillomavirus-infected cells  
By virtue of the present invention, there is provided methods and compositions for interfering with the proliferation of cells infected and/or transformed by papillomaviruses. The processes and...
7419829 Vector system  
The present invention provides a vector system comprising a mutated post-transcriptional regulatory element. In particular, the present invention relates to a mutated WPRE sequence that can...
7417136 Nucleic acid vaccines for prevention of flavivirus infection  
The invention encompasses nucleic acid molecules containing transcription units which encode the flavivirus M and E protein antigens. The flaviviruses include Japanese encephalitis virus,...
7408053 Recombinant DNA constructs for GAG polypeptides and polypeptides produced thereby  
Polynucleotide sequences are provided for the diagnosis of the presence of retroviral infection in a human host associated with lymphadenopathy syndrome and/or acquired immune deficiency syndrome,...
7407758 HCV variants  
HCV variants are described. The variants include polynucleotides comprising non-naturally occurring HCV sequences and HCV variants that have a transfection efficiency and ability to survive...
7407802 Vectors and cells for preparing immunoprotective compositions derived from transgenic plants  
The inventions is drawn towards vectors and methods useful for preparing genetically transformed plant cells that express immunogens from pathogenic organisms which are used to produce...
7393831 Peptide compositions and their use against HCV  
The invention relates to novel peptide compositions. In particular, the invention relates to a peptide composition comprising at least two peptides which are selected from among the following...
7381817 LTR region of MSRV-1 and the proteins it encodes, and probes and methods for detecting MSRV-1 retrovirus  
The invention relates to: a nucleotide fragment of an MSRV-1 LTR-RU5 region, comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding the expression of a protein, wherein the protein comprises a peptide sequence...
7378515 Synthetic gagpol genes and their uses  
The present invention relates to synthetic gag and gagpol genes optimized for high level expression via codon optimization and the uses thereof for the efficient generation of vector particles. The...
7375202 Human virus causing severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and uses thereof  
The present invention relates to an isolated novel virus causing Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in humans (“hSARS virus”). The hSARS virus is identified to be morphologically and...
7371846 CD4-independent HIV envelope proteins as vaccines and therapeutics  
The invention relates to novel CD4-independent HIV Envelope proteins and uses therefor.
7371525 Compositions and methods for diagnosing and treating severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)  
The present invention relates to the fields of immunochemistry and pharmacology. Methods and compositions are described for the diagnosis and treatment of SARS CoV infection. More specifically, the...
7368557 Polynucleotides encoding porcine transmissible gastroenteritis virus  
The present invention relates to methods of preparing a DNA comprising steps, wherein (a) a DNA comprising a full length copy of the genomic RNA (gRNA) or an RNA virus; or (b) a DNA comprising one...
7361747 Isolation and characterization of the precursor virus of human SARS virus: SARS-associated corona virus-like virus  
The present invention relates to isolation and characterization of a class of isolated novel viruses which is the precursor of the virus causing Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in humans...
7355033 Screening for West Nile Virus antiviral therapy  
The instant invention provides stable and novel lineage I WNV reverse genetics systems, and methods for making the reverse genetics systems, specifically, a fully-infectious lineage I WNV cDNA or...
7351877 Lambda integrase mediated recombination in plants  
The present disclosure provides methods for obtaining the targeted integration of a DNA molecule into the genome of a host cell using a recombinase. The methods disclosed herein can be used with a...
7348423 Nucleic acids encoding fusion peptides  
A process is disclosed for the production of an antifusogenic peptide by producing a fusion peptide of a length of about 14 to 70 amino acids in a prokaryotic host cell, comprising the steps, under...
7344722 Cold-adapted influenza virus  
The cold-adapted master strain A/Ann Arbor/6/60 7PI (H2N2) and progenitor wild type E2(3) viral strains have been deposited and their genomic sequences identified. Seven nucleotide differences were...
7341726 Modified HCV peptide immunogens  
Provided are an isolated peptide having the amino acid sequence DLMGYIPAV (SEQ ID NO: 1), an isolated HCV core polypeptide comprising an L→A substitution at amino acid position 139, an isolated...
7338759 HCV variants  
HCV variants are described. The variants include polynucleotides comprising non-naturally occurring HCV sequences and HCV variants that have a transfection efficiency and ability to survive...
7329732 HCV RNA-dependent RNA polymerase  
The present invention features NS5B polypeptides from different clinically important HCV genotypes. The polypeptides can be used individually, or as part of a panel of RNA-dependent RNA...
7326417 IGF-1 as feline vaccine adjuvant, in particular against feline retroviruses  
The invention relates to feline IGF-1, to the nucleotide sequence encoding this protein and to the use of IGF-1 as adjuvant for the vaccination of cats, in particular against the feline...
7320857 Characterization of the earliest stages of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) virus and uses thereof  
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (“SARS”) is a human respiratory disease of recent origin, widespread infectivity, recurring incidence, and significant mortality. Although there is abundant...
7320795 Rodent hepatitis B virus core proteins as vaccine platforms and methods of use thereof  
The present invention relates to hepatitis virus core proteins and nucleic acids. In particular, the present invention provides compositions and methods comprising recombinant hepatitis virus core...
7319144 Polynucleotides encoding a multiple epitope fusion antigen for use in an HCV antigen/antibody combination assay  
The invention relates to a method of detecting HCV infection in a biological sample, the method comprising providing an immunoassay solid support, comprising an HCV anti-core antibody, an antigen...
7318927 Recombinant poxvirus for chimeric proteins of the human immunodeficiency virus  
The invention relates to HIV chimeric gene formed by the union of fragments of different genes of said virus, wherein said fragments contains epitopes for cytotoxic T cells (CTL) or HIV-1 auxiliary...
7319033 Adenovirus vectors specific for cells expressing androgen receptor and methods of use thereof  
Replication-competent adenovirus vectors specific for cells which allow a probasin transcriptional response element (PB-TRE) to function, such as cells which express the androgen receptor (AR), and...
7317142 Immunization of fish with plant-expressed recombinant proteins  
Plants are produced that express an amino acid sequence that, when administered to a fish, produce an antigenic or immune response in the fish. The amino acid sequence in one embodiment is an...
7314868 Compositions and methods for elimination of unwanted cells  
Disclosed are compositions comprising a recombinant nucleic acid vector including a nucleotide sequence encoding a syncytium-inducing polypeptide expressible on a eukaryotic cell surface, and a...
7314627 Cationic lipid-mediated enhancement of nucleic acid immunization of cats  
The present invention relates to a method to introduce a nucleic acid molecule into a felid by administration of a nucleic acid-cationic lipid complex composition. The method includes the step of...
7314925 Constructs and methods for expression of recombinant HCV envelope proteins  
The current invention relates to vectors and methods for efficient expression of HCV envelope proteins in eukaryotic cells. More particularly said vectors comprise the coding sequence for an avian...
7314710 Method for replicating the hepatitis C virus  
The invention concerns the use of cells capable of carrying out a process of prenylation of proteins coded by the hepatitis C virus (HCV) genome, such as prenylation of the NS5A protein, for...
7314631 Use of recombinant live-attenuated parainfluenza virus (PIV) as a vector to protect against disease caused by PIV and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)  
Chimeric parainfluenza viruses (PIVs) are provided that incorporate a PIV vector genome or antigenome and one or more antigenic determinant(s) of a heterologous PIV or non-PIV pathogen. These...
7312080 Plant resistance to insect pests mediated by viral proteins  
The invention involves combining a peptide toxin effective against insects, including but not limited to thrips, leaf hoppers, and beetles, with a transport peptide capable of facilitating transfer...
7297784 DNA encoding T-1249 and other viral fusion inhibitor peptides useful for treating aids  
The present invention relates to enhancer peptide sequences originally derived from various retroviral envelope (gp41) protein sequences that enhance the pharmacokinetic properties of any core...
7297536 Inducible protein expression system  
Inducible gene expression systems and a method thereof. A first inducible gene expression system includes a first vector comprising at least one retroviral promoter and at least one factor to...
7294758 Materials and methods for producing geminivirus resistant plants  
The subject invention pertains to materials and methods for producing plants that are resistant to infection by geminiviruses and other related viruses. Methods of the invention comprise...
7291452 Erythrovirus and its applications  
The invention concerns nucleic acids derived from human V9 erythrovirus, fragments thereof, encoded polypeptides, and applications as diagnostic reagents and as immunogenic agents.
7291455 Assessment of human papilloma virus-related disease  
This invention provides novel methods for assessing HPV infection. Gene expression levels are used to assess the progression of HPV infection from benign to malignant growth. Also provided are kits...
7291723 GB virus C and methods of treating viral infections  
The present application provides GB virus C sequences (GBV-C or hepatitis G virus) and methods of using the sequences.
7288258 Polyepitopic protein fragments of the E6 and E7 proteins of HPV, their production and their use particularly in vaccination  
Polyepitopic peptides of E6 and E7 proteins of Human Papillomavirus, their production, and methods of treating pathologies in which a polyepitopic peptide of the E6 and E7 protein of Human...
7282364 Polynucleotides encoding antigenic HIV type B polypeptides, polypeptides and uses thereof  
The present invention relates to polynucleotides encoding immunogenic HIV polypeptides. Uses of the polynucleotides in applications including immunization, generation of packaging cell lines, and...
7279335 Nucleic acids encoding lettuce big-vein viral proteins and utilization thereof  
The coat protein of lettuce big-vein virus (LBVV) was purified from highly purified LBVV, and its partial amino acid sequences were determined. An RNA encoding the coat protein of LBVV was cloned...
7279167 Infectious Salmon Anaemia virus vaccine  
This invention relates to Infectious Salmon Anaemia Virus (ISAV) antigenic polypeptides and nucleic acid molecules encoding them, as well as vaccines, transformed cells and transgenic fish. The...
7279168 Recombinant virus expressing foreign DNA encoding feline CD86 and uses thereof  
The present invention involves a recombinant virus which comprises at least one foreign nucleic acid inserted within a non-essential region of the viral genome of a virus, wherein each such foreign...
7279166 Chimeric infectious DNA clones, chimeric porcine circoviruses and uses thereof  
The present invention relates to infectious DNA clones, infectious chimeric DNA clones of porcine circovirus (PCV), vaccines and means of protecting pigs against viral infection or postweaning...