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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2005
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2000
Applicants:
Mary Bendig, Vesenaz, CH;
Tim Jones, Babraham, GB;
Koen Hellendoorn, Newmarket, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K039/12 ; A61K048/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Mucin peptide epitopes are inserted into the coat protein of a plant virus (e.g., a comovirus such as CPMV) having a beta-barrel structure at an immunogenically effective site, such as in a loop connecting beta sheets or at/near the C-terminus. The resulting chimaeric virus particles are extremely immunogenic, giving better results than KLH conjugation and not requiring the addition of exogenous adjuvant. They are effective at mucosal surfaces, particularly when administered intranasally.