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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2002
Applicants:
Bruce D. Walker, Milton, MA (US);
Marcus Altfeld, Arlington, MA (US);
Inventors:
Bruce D. Walker, Milton, MA (US);
Marcus Altfeld, Arlington, MA (US);
Assignee:
The General Hospital Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K039/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention features an immunogenic composition containing a frequently-recognized epitope of an HIV-1 accessory protein such as Vpr and methods of inducing an immune response using such an epitope. The epitope peptide contains the amino acid sequence ALIRILQQL of a functionally active domain or a structural domain of the accessory protein.