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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2019
Applicant:
The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Inventors:
David B. Weiner, Merion, PA (US);
Elizabeth Duperret, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Assignee:
THE WISTAR INSTITUTE OF ANATOMY AND BIOLOGY, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/12 (2006.01); A61P 31/20 (2006.01); A61K 39/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/12 (2013.01); A61P 31/20 (2018.01); A61K 2039/53 (2013.01); A61K 2039/572 (2013.01); A61K 2039/575 (2013.01); A61K 2039/585 (2013.01);
Abstract
Nucleic acid molecules and compositions comprising one or more nucleotide sequences that encode a consensus Merkel Cell Polyomavirus (MCV) T antigen. Immunomodulatory methods and methods of inducing an immune response against MCV are disclosed. Method of treating infection by MCV and methods of treating or preventing Merkel Cell Carcinoma associated with MCV are disclosed. Modified consensus MCV T antigens are disclosed.