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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 1991
Filed:
Jun. 27, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Terence K Brunck, Alameda, CA (US);
David J Larocca, San Leandro, CA (US);
John J Monahan, Orinda, CA (US);
Assignee:
Triton Biosciences Inc., Alameda, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
530350 ; 435-6 ; 514 25 ; 530806 ;
Abstract
The mRNA coded by the 'anti-sense' strand of the complementary DNA produced by HTLV-I infection contains significant open reading frames. Cells infected by HTLV-I virus produce mRNA that is anti-sense to the viral RNA genome. Infected cells may produce proteins from the newly discovered mRNA. The production of the anti-sense in mRNA initiates from a newly discovered transcriptional promoter located within 1.8 kb from the 3' terminus of the viral genome. The mRNA, protein, and antibodies directed thereto can be used in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of HTLV-I infections.