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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 1991
Filed:
Apr. 10, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alan J Kingsman, Islip, GB;
Susan M Kingsman, Islip, GB;
Sally E Adams, Kidlington, GB;
Michael H Malim, Upleadon, GB;
Elizabeth-Jane C Mellor, Oxford, GB;
Assignee:
Oxford Gene Systems Limited, Oxford, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N / ; C12N / ; C12N / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4353201 ; 435 693 ; 435 91 ; 435170 ; 435181 ; 4351721 ; 4351723 ; 4352351 ; 4352462 ; 4352523 ; 435255 ; 536 27 ; 424 88 ; 935-9 ; 935 12 ; 935 22 ; 935 28 ; 935 59 ; 935 60 ; 935 47 ; 935 69 ;
Abstract
Fusion proteins comprising a first amino acid sequence and a second amino acid sequence are disclosed. The first amino acid sequence is derived from a retrotransposon or an RNA retrovirus and confers on the fusion protein the ability to assemble into particles. The TYA gene of the yeast retrotransposon Ty codes for the first amino acid sequence. The second amino acid sequence is a biologically active antigen. The particles formed by the fusion proteins are useful in vaccines or in diagnostic or purification applications.