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Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2009

Filed:

May. 19, 2005
Applicants:

Gregor Meyers, Walddorfhaeslach, DE;

Andreas Ege, Teubingen, DE;

Christiane Fetzer, Meunster, DE;

Martina Von Freyburg, Heilbronn, DE;

Inventors:

Gregor Meyers, Walddorfhaeslach, DE;

Andreas Ege, Teubingen, DE;

Christiane Fetzer, Meunster, DE;

Martina von Freyburg, Heilbronn, DE;

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/12 (2006.01); A61K 39/00 (2006.01); A61K 49/00 (2006.01); C12N 15/86 (2006.01); C12N 7/04 (2006.01); C12P 13/04 (2006.01); C12Q 1/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Attenuated pestiviruses, in particular attenuated BVDV, wherein at least one mutation is in the coding sequence for glycoprotein Eand at least another mutation in the coding sequence for Nwhich preferably leads to combined inactivation of the RNase activity residing in glycoprotein Ein addition to the inactivation of the (hypothesized) immunomodulating activity residing in N. Methods for attenuating pestiviruses such as BVDV, nucleic acids encoding the pestiviruses, in particular BVDV, compositions and vaccines comprising the attenuated pestiviruses, in particular BVDV, of the invention.


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