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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2006
Rosemarie Kelly, Westfield, NJ (US);
Loren D. Schultz, Harleysville, PA (US);
Mark A. Miller, Wyndmoor, PA (US);
Mark D. Yeager, Saddle River, NJ (US);
Tessie Mcneely, Gwynedd Valley, PA (US);
Rosemarie Kelly, Westfield, NJ (US);
Loren D. Schultz, Harleysville, PA (US);
Mark A. Miller, Wyndmoor, PA (US);
Mark D. Yeager, Saddle River, NJ (US);
Tessie McNeely, Gwynedd Valley, PA (US);
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Rahway, NJ (US);
Abstract
The present invention features polypeptides comprising an amino acid sequence structurally related to SEQ ID NO: 1 or a fragment thereof,AhpC-AhpF compositions, and uses of such polypeptides and compositions. SEQ ID NO: 1 has a full lengthAhpC sequence. A derivative of SEQ ID NO: 1 containing an amino His-tag and three additional carboxyl amino acids was found to produce a protective immune response against.