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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 06, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Eric Prieur, Headington, FR;
Jacqueline Lule, Plaisance du Touch, FR;
Jean-Luc Davignon, Tournefeuille, FR;
Christian Davrinche, Cornebarrieu, FR;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/00 ; C12N 1/536 ; C12N 1/562 ; C07K 1/900 ; C07K 1/4045 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/00 ; C12N 1/536 ; C12N 1/562 ; C07K 1/900 ; C07K 1/4045 ;
Abstract
The invention concerns a fusion protein characterised in that it comprises at least part of the pp65 protein of the cytomegalovirus (or CMV), or a protein having at least 80% homology with the pp65 protein, in combination with at least a second peptide fragment derived from CMV. The invention also concerns a nucleotide sequence coding for such a protein, or a pharmaceutical composition containing them. It further concerns its use as medicine and a method for preparing the protein.