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Title:
IN VITRO METHOD FOR DISASSEMBLY/REASSEMBLY OF PAPILLOMAVIRUS VIRUS-LIKE PARTICLES (VLPS)
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2009057377
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a method of disassembly/reassembly of papillomavirus VLPs.

This invention provide a method of disassembly/reassembly of papillomavirus VLPs. The resultant VLPs have enhanced homogeneity, express conformational and neutralizing epitopes, and therefor are useful prophylactic and diagnostic agents for papillomavirus infection. Further, these VLPs can be used to encapsulate desired moieties, e.g. therapeutic or diagnostic, or marker DNA, and the resultant VLPs used as in vivo delivery vehicles or as pseudovirions for evaluating vaccine efficacy.


Inventors:
MCCARTHY MICHAEL P
SUZICH JOANN
Application Number:
JP2008202695A
Publication Date:
March 19, 2009
Filing Date:
August 06, 2008
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Assignee:
MEDIMMUNE INC
International Classes:
C07K14/025; C12N15/00; A61K47/48; A61P31/20; C12N5/10; C12N7/04; C12N15/88; C12Q1/02; C12Q1/68; C12Q1/70; G01N33/15; G01N33/50; G01N33/569; A61K39/12; C12N15/09
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Mitsuo Tanaka
Hiroshi Yamazaki