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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2005
Applicants:
David E. Junker, San Diego, CA (US);
Mark D. Cochran, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Mark L. Smith, Davis, CA (US);
Kenneth E. Palmer, Vacaville, CA (US);
Gregory P. Pogue, Vacaville, CA (US);
Inventors:
David E. Junker, San Diego, CA (US);
Mark D. Cochran, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Mark L. Smith, Davis, CA (US);
Kenneth E. Palmer, Vacaville, CA (US);
Gregory P. Pogue, Vacaville, CA (US);
Assignee:
Schering-Plough Animal Health Corporation, Summit, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/62 (2006.01); C12N 15/63 (2006.01); C12N 5/10 (2006.01); C12N 1/19 (2006.01); C12N 1/21 (2006.01); C07K 14/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides a fusion protein comprising a plant virus coat protein and a GDF8 peptide domain, or antigenic fragment of the GDF8 peptide domain. Plant virus vectors expressing the fusion protein and methods of using these vectors are also provided.