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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2013
University of Pittsburgh—of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Ted M. Ross, Port St. Lucie, FL (US);
Corey J. Crevar, Port St. Lucie, FL (US);
Donald M. Carter, Jr., Port St. Lucie, FL (US);
University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
The generation of optimized H1N1 influenza HA polypeptides for eliciting a broadly reactive immune response to H1N1 influenza virus isolates is described. The optimized HA polypeptides were developed through a series of HA protein alignments, and subsequent generation of consensus sequences, based on selected H1N1 viruses isolated from 1918-2012. Optimized H1N1 HA polypeptides, and compositions, fusion proteins and VLPs comprising the HA polypeptides are described. Condon-optimized nucleic acid sequences encoding the HA polypeptides are also described. Methods of eliciting an immune response against influenza virus in a subject are also described.