177 results about "F protein" patented technology

Anti-Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) monoclonal antibodies, RSV F protein antigens and their uses are disclosed.

Non-replicating vectors containing a nucleotide sequence coding for an F protein of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and a promoter for such sequence, preferably a cytomegalovirus promoter, are described for in vivo immunization. The nucleotide sequence encloding the RSV F protein may lack a sequence encoding the homologous signal peptide but possessing a heterologous signal peptide enhancing RSV F protein expression. Such non-replicating vectors, including plasmids, also may contain a further nucleotide sequence located adjacent to the RSV F protein encoding sequence to enhance the immunoprotective ability of the RSV F protein when expressed in vivo. Such non-replicating vectors may be used to immunize a host against disease caused by infection with RSV, including a human host, by administration thereto, and may be formulated as immunogenic compositions with pharmaceutically-acceptable carriers for such purpose. Such vectors also may be used to produce antibodies for detection of RSV infection in a sample.

The present invention is generally related to modified or mutated respiratory syncytial virus fusion (F) proteins and methods for making and using them, including immunogenic compositions such as vaccines for the treatment and / or prevention of RSV infection.

The present invention relates to immunogenic compositions comprising RSV F protein, methods for preparing compositions that contain RSV F protein ecto-domain polypeptides, and to certain engineered RSV F proteins and nucleic acids that encode the engineered RSV F proteins. Compositions prepared using the methods can contain RSV F protein ecto-domain polypeptides in a predominant or single desired form and conformation. The invention also relates to methods for inducing an immune response to RSV F.

The present invention is generally related to modified or mutated respiratory syncytial virus fusion (F) proteins and methods for making and using them, including immunogenic compositions such as vaccines for the treatment and / or prevention of RSV infection.

Provided herein are antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof that immunospecifically bind to the fusion (F) protein of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV). Also provided are methods for of prevention, treatment and diagnosis of viral infection and / or the treatment of one more symptoms of RSV-mediated disease. Methods of generating antibodies that immunospecifically bind RSV F protein also are provided.

Non-replicating vectors containing a nucleotide sequence coding for an F protein of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and a promoter for such sequence, preferably a cytomegalovirus promoter, are described for in vivo immunization. The nucleotide sequence encloding the RSV F protein may lack a sequence encoding the homologous signal peptide but possessing a heterologous signal peptide enhancing RSV F protein expression. Such non-replicating vectors, including plasmids, also may contain a further nucleotide sequence located adjacent to the RSV F protein encoding sequence to enhance the immunoprotective ability of the RSV F protein when expressed in vivo. Such non-replicating vectors may be used to immunize a host against disease caused by infection with RSV, including a human host, by administration thereto, and may be formulated as immunogenic compositions with pharmaceutically-acceptable carriers for such purpose. Such vectors also may be used to produce antibodies for detection of RSV infection in a sample.

Non-replicating vectors containing a nucleotide sequence coding for an F protein of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and a promoter for such sequence, preferably a cytomegalovirus promoter, are described for in vivo immunization. Such non-replicating vectors, including plasmids, also may contain a further nucleotide sequence located adjacent to the RSV F protein encoding sequence to enhance the immunoprotective ability of the RSV F protein when expressed in vivo. Such non-replicating vectors may be used to immunize a host against disease caused by infection with RSV, including a human host, by administration thereto, and may be formulated as immunogenic compositions with pharmaceutically-acceptable carriers for such purpose. Such vectors also may be used to produce antibodies for detection of RSV infection in a sample.

Disclosed are Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) antigens including a recombinant RSV F protein stabilized in a prefusion conformation. Also disclosed are nucleic acids encoding the antigens and methods of producing the antigens. Methods for generating an immune response in a subject are also disclosed. In some embodiments, the method is a method for treating or preventing a RSV infection in a subject by administering a therapeutically effective amount of the antigen to the subject.

A vector comprising a first DNA sequence which is complementary to at least part of an alphavirus RNA genome and having the complement of complete alphavirus DNA genome replication regions, a second DNA sequence encoding a paramyxovirus protein, particularly a respiratory syncytial virus fusion (RSV F) protein or a RSV F protein fragment that generates antibodies that specifically react with RSV F protein, the first and second DNA sequences being under the transcriptional control of a promoter is described. Such vector may be used to produce an RNA transcript which may be used to immunize a host, including a human host, to protect the host against disease caused by paramyxovirus, particularly respiratory syncytial virus, by administration to the host. The RNA transcript may be formed by linearization of the vector through cleavage at a unique restriction site in a plasmid vector and then transcribing the linear molecule.

The invention discloses a virus-like particle vaccine (NDV / RSV VLP vaccine) of which the centre is from NVD (Newcastle disease virus) and the surface protein is from RSV (respiratory syncytial virus), and also discloses a preparation method of the virus-like particle vaccine. The RSV VLP vaccine provided by the invention comprises a VLP composed of four structural proteins of respiratory syncytial virus M, F, NP and G; and the NDV / RSV VLP vaccine comprises four structural proteins of Newcastle disease virus M, F, NP and NH and VLP, wherein the VLP is formed by two surface proteins which are a NDV F / RSV F fusion protein composed of Newcastle disease virus F protein and respiratory syncytial virus F protein and an NDV HN / RSV G fusion protein composed of Newcastle disease virus HN protein and respiratory syncytial virus G protein. The test of pesticide effectiveness shows that RSV infection can be safely and effectively prevented after various dosage forms prepared by the VLP protein antigen formed with the method by adding or not adding adjuvants are used for processing immunization for different animals or the crowd, and the vaccine for processing immune prevention for the RSV inflection is supplied for the crowd with different ages.

The invention discloses a recombinant Newcastle disease virus for expressing goose parvovirus VP3 genes and a construction method thereof, belonging to the field of recombinant virus vaccines. The recombinant Newcastle disease virus is a goose isolate, the cleavage site amino acid sequence of F protein of the recombinant Newcastle disease virus is GRQGRL, and the P3 gene is positioned in a noncoding region between the P gene and M gene of Newcastle disease virus. The transcription plasmid pCI-NA-VP3(SEQ ID NO.1) and the transcription helper plasmid pcDNA-N, pcDNA-P and pcDNA-L(SEQ ID NO. 2-4) cotransfect a host cell licensed by application of the Newcastle disease virus to culture a transfected host cell, and the recombinant Newcastle disease virus can be saved from a cell suspension of the transfected host cell. The recombinant Newcastle disease virus for expressing goose parvovirus VP3 genes can be used as a bivalent living-vector vaccine for preventing Newcastle disease virus and goose parvovirus.

Novel nucleic acid molecules encoding a pre-fusion RSV F protein or immunologically active part thereof are described, and the pre-fusion RSV F protein contains the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2. Use of the nucleic acid molecules, or vectors containing the nucleic acid molecules, as a vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is also described.