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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2005
Rajiv Khanna, Herston, AU;
Rajiv Khanna, Herston, AU;
The Council of the Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Herston, Queensland, AU;
Abstract
An isolated protein construct comprising a polyepitope derived from multiple human cytomegalovirus protein antigen epitopes conjugated to an extracellular domain of glycoprotein B, which isolated protein is capable of eliciting a cytotoxic T-lymphocyte immune response as well as a neutralizing antibody response to human cytomegalovirus. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the isolated protein or an adenoviral expression construct for delivery and expression of a nucleic acid encoding the isolated protein for prophylactic and/or therapeutic treatment of human cytomegalovirus infection, particularly in humans.