Abstract:
Provided is a strain that is effective as an active ingredient of a vaccine against betacoronavirus. This SARS-CoV-2 includes non-structural protein(s) that has the following responsible mutation(s): a mutation in the amino acid residue corresponding to the L of position 445 of SEQ ID NO: 1 in NSP3; a mutation in the amino acid residues corresponding to the G of position 248 and the G of position 416 of SEQ ID NO: 2 in NSP14; and/or a mutation in the amino acid residue corresponding to the V of position 67 of SEQ ID NO: 3 in NSP16.
Abstract:
Provided is a human antibody having a neutralization activity against a human influenza virus. More specifically, provided is a human antibody which recognizes a highly conserved region in a human influenza A virus subtype H3N2 or a human influenza B virus and has a neutralization activity against the virus. The human antibody is a human anti-human influenza virus antibody, which has a neutralization activity against a human influenza A virus subtype H3N2 and binds to a hemagglutinin HA1 region of the human influenza A virus subtype H3N2, or which has a neutralization activity against a human influenza B virus, and includes, as a base sequence of a DNA encoding a variable region of the antibody, a sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOS: 5 to 12.
Abstract translation:本发明提供对人流感病毒具有中和活性的人抗体。 更具体地,提供了识别人流感A型病毒亚型H3N2或人类流感B型病毒中的高度保守区域并具有针对病毒的中和活性的人抗体。 人抗体是人抗流感病毒抗体,其对人甲型流感病毒亚型H3N2具有中和活性,并与人甲型流感病毒亚型H3N2的血凝素HA1区域结合,或者具有中和活性 人流感B病毒,并且作为编码抗体可变区的DNA的碱基序列,包含SEQ ID NO:5〜12中任一项所述的序列。
Abstract:
The present invention is an antineoplastic agent characterized by including at least one of taxol and taxol derivatives and a protein which is a mutant of diphtheria toxin, having an activity to inhibit a binding between HB-EGF and EGFR and substantially not having a toxicity of diphtheria toxin as active ingredients.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method for exact identification of the attenuated varicella virus Oka strain or a strain derived therefrom capable of functioning as an attenuated varicella live vaccine virus, which comprises analyzing the difference in the genomic DNA and fragments thereof between the Oka strain and a sample varicella strain, and determining whether or not a sample strain satisfies all of the following eight characteristics: the sizes of the HpaI-K fragment and the EcoRI-P fragment; the size of R2-487 region of Gene14 and the analysis by PCR-SSCP; the sizes of the restriction fragments obtained by digesting the R2-1764 fragment with AccIII; the absence or presence of a PstI cleavage site; the homology of the amino acid sequences coded by R2-487 coding region; and the homology of the amino acid sequences coded by the coding region of VZV Gene14. The method of the present invention is extremely useful for the quality control and quality assurance of attenuated varicella live vaccines. Also disclosed are an isolated virus strain which is substantially the same virus strain as identified by the above method; an attenuated varicella virus live vaccine comprising the same virus strain as identified by the above method; an attenuated varicella virus Oka strain antigen; and a pair of primers which are advantageously, effectively usable in the above method.
Abstract:
A stabilized live vaccine containing a varicella virus and a stabilizer, wherein the vaccine is substantially free of Ca.sup.2+ ions and Mg.sup.2+ ions is described. This stabilized live vaccine is excellent in storage stability and heat resistance. Also described is an improved stabilizer for a live varicella vaccine, comprising at least gelatin or hydrolyzed gelatin, each being substantially free of Ca.sup.2+ ions and Mg.sup.2+ ions. The stabilizer can advantageously be used to stabilize a live vaccine containing a varicella virus. The substantial freedom of Ca.sup.2+ ions and Mg.sup.2+ ions can be attained by masking Ca.sup.2+ ions and Mg.sup.2+ ions present in a live vaccine containing a varicella virus and a stabilizer, with a chelating reagent, or by using as a stabilizer gelatin and/or a gelatin derivative after being purified to remove Ca.sup.2+ ions and/or Mg.sup.2+ ions contained therein.
Abstract:
Disclosed is an isolated non-A, non-B hepatitis virus genomic cDNA covering the entire region of the virus gene nucleotide sequence from the 1st to 9416th nucleotides shown in FIG. 2(1) through FIG. 2(16) hereof, wherein the coding region is from the 333rd to 9362nd nucleotides, and the 5'- and 3'- noncoding sequences contain 332 nucleotides and 54 nucleotides, respectively. Part of the cDNA and an antigen polypeptide as an expression product thereof are useful as a diagnostic reagent for non-A, non-B hepatitis. The antigen polypeptide is also useful as an active ingredient for a non-A, non-B hepatitis virus vaccine.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a substantially pure HIV antigen comprising a Gag-Env fusion otein consisting of a Gag peptide fused at its C-terminus to an Env peptide, wherein the Gag peptide comprises a contiguous sequence of at least ten amino acids of the amino acid sequence represented by Gag (308-437) and the Env peptide comprises a contiguous sequence of at least a part of the amino acid sequence represented by Env (512-699), the part containing at least one epitope which is reactive to an HIV antibody. The gag-env fusion DNA corresponding to the HIV antigen of the present invention allows the production of the desired high antigenicity HIV antigen in high yield. Therefore, the HIV antigen of the present invention can be advantageously used as an active component for a diagnostic reagent, a vaccine, an antibody preparation and a therapeutic reagent for AIDS. Also disclosed is a substantially pure HIV antigen comprising a Gag protein SEQ ID No.:1 coded for by the entire gag gene.
Abstract translation:公开了一种基本上纯的HIV抗原,其包含由其C-末端融合到Env肽的Gag肽组成的Gag-Env融合蛋白,其中Gag肽包含表示的氨基酸序列的至少十个氨基酸的连续序列 通过Gag(308-437),并且Env肽包含由Env(512-699)表示的至少一部分氨基酸序列的连续序列,该部分含有至少一个对HIV抗体具有反应性的表位。 对应于本发明的HIV抗原的gag-env融合DNA允许以高产率产生所需的高抗原性HIV抗原。 因此,本发明的HIV抗原可以有利地用作诊断试剂,疫苗,抗体制剂和用于AIDS的治疗试剂的活性成分。 还公开了包含由整个gag基因编码的Gag蛋白质SEQ ID No.1的基本上纯的HIV抗原。
Abstract:
There is disclosed a method for culturing Bordetella pertussis in the presence of a cellulose and/or cellulose derivatives. The present method is useful for obtaining a mixed antigen comprising pertussis toxin and filamentous hemagglutinin in a large amount at low cost. From the antigen, there can be obtained a stable and effective pertussis toxoid to be used for a pertussis vaccine. There is also disclosed a vaccine comprising the pertussis toxoid as an active ingredient and a gelatin and/or gelatin derivatives as a stabilizing agent. The present vaccine is extremely stable and can be stored for a prolonged period of time.
Abstract:
There is disclosed a method for culturing Bordetella pertussis in the prece of a cellulose and/or cellulose derivatives. The present method is useful for obtaining a mixed antigen comprising pertussis toxin and filamentous hemagglutinin in a large amount at low cost. From the antigen, there can be obtained a stable and effective pertussis toxoid to be used for a pertussis vaccine. There is also disclosed a vaccine comprising the pertussis toxoid as an active ingredient and a gelatin and/or gelatin derivatives as a stabilizing agent. The present vaccine is extremely stable and can be stored for a prolonged period of time.
Abstract:
There is disclosed an antigen comprising at least part of an amino acid sence of the antigen of a flavivirus, which part contains at least one of epitopes of the flavivirus antigen. The present antigen can be produced easily and safely at low cost by means of recombinant DNA technique. The present antigen can be used as an effective vaccine and diagnostic for Japanese encephalitis.