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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 27, 1994
Ara G. Hovanessian, Montreuil, FR;
Marie-Anne Rey, Paris, FR;
Anne G. Laurent, Paris, FR;
Bernard Krust, Paris, FR;
Luc Montagnier, Le Plessis-Robinson, FR;
Institute Pasteur, Paris, FR;
Abstract
The invention relates to an isolated immune complex comprising a protein and an antibody that binds with said protein, wherein the protein is selected from the group consisting of gp80 of HIV-2 and gp65 of SIV, wherein said gp80 is a glycoprotein having an apparent molecular weight of 80 kDa, as determined by SDS-PAGE, and further wherein said gp65 is a glycoprotein having an apparent molecular weight of 65 kDa as determined by SDS-PAGE. Also provided are an immunogenic composition comprising an amount of gp80 protein of human immunodeficiency virus type 2 (HIV-2) sufficient to induce an immune response and a pharmaceutically acceptible carrier, and a composition comprising at least one antigen selected from the group consisting of gp80 protein of HIV-2 and gp65,.