Constructs for enhancing immune responses

US8962816B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8962816-B2
Application numberUS-201113239771-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 22, 2011
Priority dateAug 28, 2006
Publication dateFeb 24, 2015
Grant dateFeb 24, 2015

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Chimeric protein constructs including a herpesvirus glycoprotein D (gD) and a heterologous polypeptide that interact with herpes virus entry mediator (HVEM) and enhance and enhance an immune response against the heterologous polypeptide and methods for their use are provided.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A nucleic acid molecule which encodes a fusion protein, wherein the fusion protein comprises: (1) a first polypeptide segment comprising at least amino acids 1-240 of a mature Herpes simplex virus (HSV) glycoprotein D, wherein the first polypeptide segment does not comprise a full length mature glycoprotein D; (2) a second polypeptide segment comprising at least one antigen, wherein the at least one antigen is not an HSV glycoprotein D antigen, where…

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What does patent US8962816B2 cover?
Chimeric protein constructs including a herpesvirus glycoprotein D (gD) and a heterologous polypeptide that interact with herpes virus entry mediator (HVEM) and enhance and enhance an immune response against the heterologous polypeptide and methods for their use are provided.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Ertl Hildegund C J, Lasaro Marcio O, Ferreira Luis C S, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A61K39/245. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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