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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2015
Applicant:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Inventors:
Valerie A. Kickhoefer, Sherman Oaks, CA (US);
Leonard H. Rome, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Kathleen A. Kelly, Pacific Palisades, CA (US);
Cheryl Champion, Greensboro, GA (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/02 (2006.01); A61K 39/118 (2006.01); A61K 39/385 (2006.01); C07K 14/295 (2006.01); C07K 14/47 (2006.01); A61K 39/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/118 (2013.01); A61K 39/385 (2013.01); C07K 14/295 (2013.01); C07K 14/47 (2013.01); A61K 2039/543 (2013.01); A61K 2039/57 (2013.01); A61K 2039/6031 (2013.01); C07K 2319/30 (2013.01); C07K 2319/33 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and compositions are provided herein for immunizing a subject by administering to the subject an effective amount of an immunogenic peptide or an immunogenic fragment or variant thereof incorporated within a vault-like particle carrier. The methods and compositions advantageously exhibit enhanced ability to induce cell-mediated immunity and/or antibody-based immunity.