Xiamen University

Xiamen Innovax Biotech Co., Ltd.

Zhiping Wang

Jun Zhang

Ningshao Xia

Shaowei Li

Xinlin Liu

Daning Wang

The invention relates to a mutated HPV39 L1 protein (or a variant thereof), a sequence encoding the same, a method for preparing the same, and a virus-like particle comprising the same, wherein the protein (or a variant thereof) and the virus-like particle can induce the generation of neutralizing antibodies against at least two HPV types (e.g. HPV39 and HPV68, or HPV39, HPV68 and HPV70), and therefore can be used to prevent infection by said at least two HPV types, and a disease caused by said infection, such as cervical cancer and condyloma acuminatum. The invention further relates to the use of the protein and the virus-like particle in the manufacture of a pharmaceutical composition or a vaccine for preventing infection by said at least two HPV types, and a disease caused by said infection, such as cervical cancer and condyloma acuminatum.

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Fujian, China

Zhiping Wang