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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2006
Applicants:
Ralph S. Baric, Haw River, NC (US);
Rhonda Roberts, Durham, NC (US);
Boyd Yount, Hillsborough, NC (US);
Kristopher M. Curtis, Frederick, MD (US);
Inventors:
Ralph S. Baric, Haw River, NC (US);
Rhonda Roberts, Durham, NC (US);
Boyd Yount, Hillsborough, NC (US);
Kristopher M. Curtis, Frederick, MD (US);
Assignee:
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 7/01 (2006.01); C12N 15/50 (2006.01); C12N 15/40 (2006.01); C12N 15/86 (2006.01); A61K 39/215 (2006.01); C12N 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a cDNA of a severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronavirus, recombinant SARS coronavirus vectors, and SARS coronavirus replicon particles. Also provided are methods of making the compositions of this invention and methods of using the compositions as immunogens and/or vaccines and/or to express heterologous nucleic acids.