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Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015

Filed:

Aug. 01, 2011
Applicants:

Michael Paul Jennings, Manly, AU;

Ian Richard Anselm Peak, Upper Coomera, AU;

Inventors:

Michael Paul Jennings, Manly, AU;

Ian Richard Anselm Peak, Upper Coomera, AU;

Assignee:

Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland, AU;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 14/22 (2006.01); A61K 38/16 (2006.01); A61P 31/04 (2006.01); C07K 16/12 (2006.01); A61K 39/095 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 14/22 (2013.01); C07K 16/1217 (2013.01); A61K 39/095 (2013.01); C07K 2317/33 (2013.01);
Abstract

PorA constructs are provided which have one or more disrupted variable regions created by insertion of entire conserved regions or conserved region amino acids. The highly immunogenic variable regions of PorA are responsible for eliciting strain-specific immune responses that are not broadly protective, so disruption of the variable regions directs the immune response against conserved region epitopes to effectively immunize against a broader spectrum ofstrains. Also provided are encoding nucleic acids, genetic constructs, host cells expressing the PorA constructs and compositions, kits and methods for detection and treatment ofinfections.


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