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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 10, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Craig M. Meyers, Chicago, IL (US);
Laimonis A. Laimins, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 7/00 ; C12N 7/02 ; C12N 5/08 ; C12N 5/10 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 7/00 ; C12N 7/02 ; C12N 5/08 ; C12N 5/10 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a process of biosynthesizing papillomavirus by inducing complete differentiation of an epithelial cell that contains papillomavirus DNA. Complete differentiation is induced by exposing epithelial cells to a protein kinase C inducer. Assays for screening agents that modify papillomavirus biosynthesis, determining the papillomavirus infectivity of epithelial cells, detecting the presence of anti-papillomavirus antibodies and vaccinating against papillomavirus infection are also provided.