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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:
Oct. 31, 1995
Filed:
Sep. 01, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alan J Kingsman, Islip, GB;
Susan M Kingsman, Islip, GB;
Sally E Adams, Kidlington, GB;
Elizabeth J Mellor, Oxford, GB;
Michael H Malim, Upleadon, GB;
Assignee:
British Biotech Pharmaceuticals Limited, Oxford, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N / ; C12N / ; C07R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
530350 ; 435 697 ; 4351723 ; 4352402 ; 4353201 ; 536 234 ;
Abstract
Fusion proteins comprise a first amino acid sequence and a second amino acid sequence. 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; an example is the product of the TYA gene of the yeast retrotransposon Ty. The second amino acid sequence is biologically active; for example it may be antigenic. So particles formed of the fusion proteins may be useful in vaccines or in diagnostic or purification applications.