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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2009
Applicants:
Xuguang (Sean) LI, Ontario, CA;
Runtao He, Manitoba, CA;
Gary Van Domselaar, Manitoba, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Other;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 16/10 (2006.01); G01N 33/569 (2006.01); C07K 7/08 (2006.01); C07K 17/06 (2006.01); C12Q 1/70 (2006.01); A61K 39/145 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Antibodies that specifically bind to a peptide having an amino acid sequence as found at the N-terminus of the HA2 fusion peptide of the influenza A virus may be raised by inoculating a mammal with a conjugate of the peptide. In one embodiment, the conjugate comprises the peptide linked to a spacer (e.g. 6-aminocaproic acid) and a carrier protein (e.g. KLH). The antibodies may be used as a universal reagent for detecting HA proteins of influenza viruses. The antibodies are useful as versatile reagents for laboratory research and vaccine potency determination, especially in the event of pandemic influenza outbreaks.