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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 1990
Filed:
May. 02, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Paul M Keller, Lansdale, PA (US);
Ronald W Ellis, Overbrook Hills, PA (US);
Robert S Lowe, Harleysville, PA (US);
Mark W Riemen, Doylestown, PA (US);
Andrew J Davison, Glasgow, GB;
Assignee:
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K / ; C07K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
530326 ; 530327 ; 424 88 ; 424 89 ;
Abstract
A gene of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) which encodes immunogenic outer surface viral proteins has been identified by DNA sequence analysis. Antibodies directed against peptides imputed from the DNA sequence can react with the glycoprotein, which itself is reactive with neutralizing antibodies. The amino-terminal sequence of the purified glycoprotein is identical to a portion of the amino acid sequence imputed from the DNA sequence. This glycoprotein is useful for the preparation of a vaccine against VZV.