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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2018
Nextera As, Oslo, NO;
Geir Åge Løset, Drøbak, NO;
Terje Frigstad, Skjeberg, NO;
Sebastian Berge-Seidl, Oslo, NO;
Nicolay Rustad Nilssen, Vollen, NO;
Inger Sandlie, Oslo, NO;
NEXTERA AS, Oslo, NO;
Abstract
The present invention provides a vector construct comprising the following components: (i) a sequence encoding a signal peptide which directs proteins into the Tat secretory pathway; and (ii) a sequence encoding a fluorophore fused to a sequence encoding a pVIII phage coat protein. Nucleic acid molecules comprising components (i) and (ii) are also provided, together with phage particles comprising such vectors or nucleic acid molecules and expressing a fluorophore-pVIII fusion protein on the surface. Methods for producing such fluorescent phage particles are also provided.