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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2005
Filed:
Jan. 27, 1994
Harriet L. Robinson, Southboro, MA (US);
Ellen F. Fynan, Sterling, MA (US);
Robert G. Webster, Memphis, TN (US);
Shan LU, Northboro, MA (US);
Harriet L. Robinson, Southboro, MA (US);
Ellen F. Fynan, Sterling, MA (US);
Robert G. Webster, Memphis, TN (US);
Shan Lu, Northboro, MA (US);
University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, MA (US);
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN (US);
Abstract
This invention relates to a method of immunizing a vertebrate, comprising introducing into the vertebrate a DNA transcription unit which comprises DNA encoding a desired antigen or antigens. The uptake of the DNA transcription unit by a host vertebrate results in the expression of the desired antigen or antigens, thereby eliciting humoral or cell-mediated immune responses or both humoral and cell-mediated responses. The elicited humoral and cell-mediated immune response can provide protection against infection by pathogenic agents, provide an anti-tumor response, or provide contraception. The host can be any vertebrate, avian or mammal, including humans.