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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 1987
Filed:
Aug. 02, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ronald W Ellis, Overbrook Hills, PA (US);
Robert S Lowe, Harleysville, PA (US);
Paul M Keller, Lansdale, PA (US);
Andrew J Davison, Glasgow, GB;
Assignee:
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; C07K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424 88 ; 530350 ;
Abstract
A gene of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) which encodes immunogenic outer surface viral proteins has been identified by DNA sequence analysis. This gene can hybrid select messenger RNA which encodes and expresses a protein which reacts with human canvalescent zoster sera and with polyclonal monospecific antisera which neutralize viral infectivity. These proteins are useful for the preparation of a vaccine for VZV.