The United States of America as Represented by the Department of Health

The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services

Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, the German Cancer Research Center

Reinhard Kirnbauer

John T Schiller

Douglas R Lowy

Recombinant papillomavirus capsid proteins that are capable of self assembly into capsomer structures and viral capsids that comprise conformational antigenic epitopes are provided. The capsomer structures and viral capsids, consisting of the capsid proteins that are expression products of a bovine, monkey or human papillomavirus L1 conformational coding sequence proteins, can be prepared as vaccines to induce a high titer neutralizing antibody response in vertebrate animals. The self assembling capsid proteins can also be used as elements of diagnostic immunoassay procedures for papillomavirus infection.

Self-assembling recombinant papillomavirus capsid proteins

Recombinant papillomavirus capsid proteins that are capable of self-assembly into capsomer structures and viral capsids that comprise conformational antigenic epitopes are provided. The capsomer structures and viral capsids, consisting of the capsid proteins that are expression products of a bovine, monkey or human papillomavirus L1 conformational coding sequence proteins, can be prepared as vaccines to induce a high-titer neutralizing antibody response in vertebrate animals. The self assembling capsid proteins can also be used as elements of diagnostic immunoassay procedures for papillomavirus infection.

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Bethesda, MD, United States of America

Reinhard Kirnbauer