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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2014
The United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD (US);
Versitech Limited, Hong Kong, HK;
Dimiter S. Dimitrov, Frederick, MD (US);
Tianlei Ying, Frederick, MD (US);
Tina W. Ju, Ashburn, VA (US);
Kwok Yung Yuen, Hong Kong, CN;
The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD (US);
Veritech Limited, Hong Kong, HK;
Abstract
The invention provides polypeptides (e.g., antibodies) and fusion proteins that target a epitope in the receptor binding domain (RBD) of the spike (S) glycoprotein of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV). The polypeptides and fusion proteins can be used to treat and prevent MERS-CoV infection in mammals.