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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2025
Filed:
May. 12, 2020
Applicant:
National University Corporation Tottori University, Tottori, JP;
Inventors:
Takafumi Nakamura, Yonago, JP;
Nozomi Kuwano, Yonago, JP;
Motomu Nakatake, Yonago, JP;
Hajime Kurosaki, Yonago, JP;
Assignees:
National University Corporation Tottori University, Tottori, JP;
Evolve Biotherapeutics Co., Ltd., Yonago, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 35/768 (2015.01); A61K 35/76 (2015.01); A61K 39/12 (2006.01); A61K 39/285 (2006.01); A61K 39/395 (2006.01); A61P 35/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 35/768 (2013.01); A61K 39/3955 (2013.01); A61P 35/00 (2018.01);
Abstract
This invention provides a vaccinia virus that induces cell fusion between infected cells and a method for producing the same. Such vaccinia virus is deprived of the K2L gene or the HA gene or functions of the K2L gene and the HA gene and is mutated to induce cell fusion between infected cells and induce cell death.