New York University

Benevir Biopharm, Inc.

University of California

American Cyanamid Company

Chiron Corporation

Cetus Corporation

Cetus Oncology Corporation

Ian J Mohr

Matthew C Mulvey

Robin Clark

Michael R Botchan

Shaw Sun

Yakov Gluzman, Deceased

Hannah Burgess

Angus Wilson

Rong Li

Liu Yang

Provided are methods for prophylaxis or therapy for an RNA virus infection. The methods involve modulating the Type I interferon pathway in RNA virus infected cells of an individual. The Type I interferon pathway is modulated by administering one or more agents to virus infected cells that inhibit the expression and/or function of METTL3 or inhibit expression and/or function of YTHDF1, YTHDF2 or YTHDF3.

Targeting RNA viruses using inhibitors of METTL3

The present invention relates to variants of herpes simplex virus (HSV) that selectively infect and replicate in cancer cells, including HSV strains that selectively infect and replicate in bladder cancer cells. Preferred HSV of the invention have intact endogenous Us11 and Us12 genes and have genes encoding ICP34.5 replaced with a gene encoding Us11 fused to an HSV immediate early (IE) promoter. The variant HSV of the invention also comprise one or more additional heterologous genes encoding immunomodulatory polypeptides. Methods and compositions using these variant HSV, for example, for treating cancer in a subject, are also provided.

Oncolytic herpes simplex virus and therapeutic uses thereof

A method for treating a tumor by administering to a subject in need of such treatment an effective amount for treating the tumor of a Poxviridae decapping deficient mutant virus. Also disclosed are mutant Poxviridae and pharmaceutical formulations for use in the method.

Method of treatment using oncolytic viruses

The present invention relates to an avirulent, oncolytic herpes simplex virus modified from a wild-type herpes simplex virus so that both &#x3b3;34.5 genes of the virus have been deleted and each replaced with an interferon-resistance gene that is expressed as an immediate-early gene. The present invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition that includes the modified herpes simplex virus of the present invention and a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle for in situ administration to tumor cells. Also provided in the present invention are methods for killing tumor cells in a subject and for immunizing a subject against an infectious disease, cancer, or an autoimmune disease that involve administering to a subject the modified avirulent, oncolytic herpes simplex virus of the present invention.

Avirulent oncolytic herpes simplex virus strains engineered to counter the innate host response

Virulent oncolytic herpes simplex virus strains engineered to counter the innate host response

Medicaments, and methods of identifying the same, are described that are useful for treating papillomavirus diseases that have the characteristics of preventing, interfering with, or reversing the binding of the appropriate papillomavirus proteins E1 or E2 to a nucleotide sequence homologous to a nucleotide sequence present in the papillomavirus genome, or of the formation of a complex consisting of papillomavirus proteins E1 and E2, or the binding of the complex to the nucleotide sequence.

Medicaments for the treatment of papillomavirus diseases

Isolated tumoricidal herpetic viruses, in particular neurotrophic herpes viruses, T-lymphotrophic viruses, and B-lymphotrophic viruses, which are avirulent and capable of selectively replicating in and destroying neoplastic cells, and pharmaceutical compositions, vaccines, and methods of destroying neoplastic cells employing the isolated tumoricidal herpetic viruses are described. A method of isolating tumoricidal herpetic viruses by sequentially passaging attenuated, avirulent herpetic viruses on neoplastic cells which fail to support replication of the herpetic viruses and isolating the viruses which grow on the neoplastic cells is also described. Herpes simplex virus mutants having a genome from which the .gamma.34.5 genes have been deleted and which require at least one additional mutation to produce a non-neurovirulent herpes simplex virus which selectively replicates in and destroys neoplastic cells are also described.

Avirulent herpetic viruses useful as tumoricidal agents and vaccines

Compositions and methods for identifying inhibitors of papilloma virus replication are described consisting of soluble cellular extracts supplemented with purified viral E1 and E2 proteins.

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Ian J Mohr