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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2006
Applicants:
Richard S. Stephens, Orinda, CA (US);
Diane Kawa, Albany, CA (US);
Inventors:
Richard S. Stephens, Orinda, CA (US);
Diane Kawa, Albany, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07H 21/04 (2006.01); C07H 21/02 (2006.01); C07K 2/00 (2006.01); C07K 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention features peptides of a PorB polypeptide, which PorB peptides are useful in production of antibodies that bind the full-length PorB polypeptide and as a therapeutic agent. In specific embodiments the invention features a composition comprising one or more PorB peptides (other than a full-length PorB polypeptide), which peptides contain at least one epitope that can elicit-neutralizing antibodies. The invention also features methods for induction of a protective immune response against infection byand