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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8124108 | Polypeptides for inducing a protective immune response against The present invention features polypeptides comprising an amino acid sequence structurally related to SEQ ID NO: 1 and uses of such polypeptides. SEQ ID NO: 1 is a truncated derivative of a full-length S. epidermidis polypeptide. The full-length naturally occ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8106176 | Matrix metalloproteinase 11 vaccine Compositions comprising matrix metalloproteinase 11 (MMP-11) or stromelysin-3 (ST-3) or the nucleic acid encoding the MMP-11 for use in vaccines for treating tumors and cancers, which overexpress MMP-11, are described. In particular embodiments, the compositions com... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8026082 | Synthetic gene control region The present invention provides a synthetic gene control region which comprises a gene regulatory sequence comprising a binding site for a gene regulatory protein of a yeast strain, and a promoter from filamentous fungal strain located downstream of the gene regulato... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8017387 | Telomerase reverse transcriptase fusion protein, nucleotides encoding it, and uses thereof Polynucleotides encoding telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) fusion proteins are provided, the TERT fusion proteins comprising a TERT protein, or functional variant thereof, fused to a substantial portion of the B subunit of heat labile enterotoxin (LTB). TERT v... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7976848 | Optimized expression of HPV 58 L1 in yeast Synthetic DNA molecules encoding the HPV58 L1 protein are provided. Specifically, the present invention provides polynucleotides encoding HPV58 L1 protein, wherein said polynucleotides are codon-optimized for high level expression in a yeast cell. The synthetic mole... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7756644 | System and method for automated selection of T-cell epitopes Methodology for the automated selection and/or optimization of T-cell epitopes is disclosed. The invention provides a data processing system which utilizes sequence-based statistical pattern recognition to compute an epitope selection matrix based on the information... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7744892 | Optimized expression of HPV 52 L1 in yeast Synthetic DNA molecules encoding the HPV 52 L1 protein are provided. Specifically, the present invention provides polynucleotides encoding HPV 52 L1 protein, wherein said polynucleotides are codon-optimized for high level expression in a yeast cell. In alternative e... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7718182 | Polypeptides for inducing a protective immune response against The present invention features polypeptides comprising an amino acid sequence structurally related to SEQ ID NO: 1 or a fragment thereof, S. aureus AhpC-AhpF compositions, and uses of such polypeptides and compositions. SEQ ID NO: 1 has a full length S. au... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7709010 | Papillomavirus vaccine compositions The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising virus-like particles (VLPs) of HPV, said VLPs adsorbed to an aluminum adjuvant, and an ISCOM-type adjuvant comprising a saponin, cholesterol, and a phospholipid. In preferred embodiments, the al... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7700103 | Optimized expression of HPV 52 L1 in yeast Synthetic DNA molecules encoding the HPV 52 L1 protein are provided. Specifically, the present invention provides polynucleotides encoding HPV 52 L1 protein, wherein said polynucleotides are codon-optimized for high level expression in a yeast cell. In alternative e... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7662586 | Synthetic gene encoding human epidermal growth factor 2/neu antigen and uses thereof Synthetic polynucleotides encoding human HER2/neu or a truncated form thereof, are provided, the synthetic polynucleotides being codon-optimized for expression in a human cellular environment. The gene encoding hHER2 is commonly associated with the development of hu... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7498036 | Optimized expression of HPV 58 L1 in yeast Synthetic DNA molecules encoding the HPV58 L1 protein are provided. Specifically, the present invention provides polynucleotides encoding HPV58 L1 protein, wherein said polynucleotides are codon-optimized for high level expression in a yeast cell. The synthetic mole... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7482015 | Optimized expression of HPV 45 L1 in yeast Synthetic DNA molecules encoding the HPV45 L1 protein are provided. Specifically, the present invention provides polynucleotides encoding HPV45 L1 protein, wherein said polynucleotides have been codon-optimized for high level expression in a yeast cell. The syntheti... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7482428 | Optimized expression of HPV 31 L1 in yeast Synthetic DNA molecules encoding the HPV31 L1 protein are provided. Specifically, the present invention provides polynucleotides encoding HPV31 L1 protein, wherein said polynucleotides are free from internal transcription termination signals that are recognized by y... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7326555 | Methods of adenovirus purification A process for purifying virus particles, especially recombinant adenovirus vector particles, is presented. The process relies on various combinations of cell lysis, detergent-based precipitation of host cell contaminants away from the virus, depth filtration or cent... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7282365 | Rhesus HER2/neu, nucleotides encoding same, and uses thereof Polynucleotides encoding rhesus monkey HER2/neu have been isolated, cloned and sequenced. The gene encoding the HER2/neu is commonly associated with the development of epithelial-derived human carcinomas. The present invention provides compositions and methods to el... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7276243 | Optimized expression of HPV31 L1 in yeast Synthetic DNA molecules encoding the HPV31 L1 protein are provided. Specifically, the present invention provides polynucleotides encoding HPV31 L1 protein, wherein said polynucleotides are free from internal transcription termination signals that are recognized by y... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7250170 | Optimized expression of HPV 45 L1 in yeast Synthetic DNA molecules encoding the HPV45 L1 protein are provided. Specifically, the present invention provides polynucleotides encoding HPV45 L1 protein, wherein said polynucleotides have been codon-optimized for high level expression in a yeast cell. The syntheti... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7211569 | Synthetic human papilloma virus genes Synthetic DNA molecules encoding papillomavirus proteins are provided. The codons of the synthetic molecules are codons preferred by the projected host cell. The synthetic molecules may be used as a polynucleotide vaccine which provides effective immunoprophylaxis a... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7163799 | Neuromedin U receptor NMUR2 and nucleotides encoding it A new neuromedin U receptor, designated NMUR2 has been found, which is involved in modulation of feeding behavior in mammals. Ligands of this receptor are able to modulate eating, and weight gain. Amino acid sequences of the human and rat forms, as well as their nuc... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7067258 | Human papillomavirus multiplexed assay The present invention relates to an immunoassay for simultaneously measuring the presence of antibodies to a plurality of HPV types that utilizes particle-based flow cytometric analysis. The presence and/or titre of neutralizing antibodies in a test sample are deter... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7033797 | Synthetic virus-like particles with heterologous epitopes The invention is a series of synthetic virus-like particles comprising a heterologous conformational epitope useful in the characterization of human papillomavirus infection, and useful to vaccinate individual for protection against HPV 6 and HPV 11 infections, and ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7029865 | DNA molecules encoding the melanocortin 4 receptor protein from rhesus monkey The present invention relates to rhesus monkey DNA molecules encoding the melanocortin-4 receptor protein, recombinant vectors comprising DNA molecules encoding rhesus MC-4R, recombinant host cells which contain a recombinant vectors encoding rhesus MC-4R, the rhesu... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7001995 | Synthetic human papillomavirus genes Synthetic DNA molecules encoding papillomavirus proteins are provided. The codons of the synthetic molecules are codons preferred by the projected host cell. The synthetic molecules may be used as a polynucleotide vaccine which provides effective immunoprophylaxis a... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6991795 | Protein delivery system using human papillomavirus virus-like particles Human Papillomavirus virus like particles (VLPs) have been constructed so that they contain a modified L2 protein. The L2 protein has been minimized and is fused to a second protein or peptide. The fused protein is incorporated into the VLP and the VLP can deliver t... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6908615 | DNA encoding human papilloma virus type 18 The present invention is directed to DNA molecules encoding purified human papillomavirus type 18 and derivatives thereof. ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6841157 | Production of chimeric human papillomavirus This invention relates to infectious chimeric papillomaviruses, and especially those where the early genes are from human papillomavirus (HPV) 18, and the late genes are from another HPV. Also presented are methods of culturing the virus in raft cell cultures, and t... | 01/11/2005 |
