Abstract:
The present invention relates to methods of detection, as well as assays, reagents and kits for the specific detection of 15 clinically important respiratory viruses including influenza A and B viruses, human respiratory syncytial viruses, human metapneumoviruses, human enteroviruses, all serotypes of rhinoviruses, 7 serotypes of adenoviruses, parainfluenza viruses types 1, 2, 3, and 4, as well as coronaviruses NL, 229E, OC43, and SARS-CoV. The present invention allows for the detection of each of these respiratory viruses in a single assay.
Abstract:
Die vorliegende Erfindung richtet sich auf ein Nukleinsäuremolekül, das für das F-Protein des Respiratorischen Syncytialvirus (RSV) oder ein Fragment davon kodiert, für die Expression in einer menschlichen Zellumgebung codon-optimierte Varianten dieses Nukleinsäuremoleküls, Vektoren und Zusammensetzungen die diese Nukleinsäuremoleküle enthalten und deren Verwendung als Impfstoffe sowie die durch die Nukleinsäuremoleküle kodierten Polypeptide und Verfahren zu deren Herstellung.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a recombinant Mononegavirales virus (MV) vector comprising a foreign gene that is flanked by non-coding regions of a MV virus gene.
Abstract:
Recombinant human parainfluenza virus type I (HPIVI) composiitions, formulations, and methods are provided. The recombinant HPIVI viruses and HPIVI chimeric and chimeric vector viruses provided according to the invention are infectious and attenuated in permissive mammalian subjects, including humans, are useful in immunogenic composition s for eliciting an immune responses against one or more PIVs, against one or more non-PIV pathogens, or against a PIV and a non-PIV pathogen. Also provided are isolated polynucleotide molecules and vectors incorporating a recombinant HPIVI genome or antigenome.
Abstract:
Recombinant human parainfluenza virus type 1 (HPIV1) compositions, formulations, and methods are provided. The recombinant HPIV1 viruses and HPIV1 chimeric and chimeric vector viruses provided according to the invention are infectious and attenuated in permissive mammalian subjects, including humans, are useful in immunogenic composition s for eliciting an immune responses against one or more PIVs, against one or more non-PIV pathogens, or against a PIV and a non-PIV pathogen. Also provided are isolated polynucleotide molecules and vectors incorporating a recombinant HPIV1 genome or antigenome.
Abstract:
This invention relates to a method for recombinantly producing via rescue canine distemper virus, a nonsegmented, negative-sense, single-stranded RNA virus, and immunogenic compositions formed therefrom. Additional embodiments relate to methods of producing the canine distemper virus as an attenuated and/or infectious viruses. The recombinant viruses can be prepared from cDNA clones, and, accordingly, viruses having defined changes, including nucleotide/polynucleotide deletions, insertions, substitutions and rearrangements, in the genome can be obtained.
Abstract:
Recombinant parainfluenza virus (PIV) are provided in which expression of the C, D and/or V translational open reading frame(s) (ORFs) is reduced or ablated to yield novel PIV vaccine candidates. Expression of the C, D and/or V ORF(s) is reduced or ablated by modifying a recombinant PIV genome or antigenome, for example by introduction of a stop codon, by a mutation in an RNA editing site, by a mutation that alters the amino acid specified by an initiation codon, or by a frame shift mutation in the targeted ORF(s). Alternatively, the C, D and/or V ORF(s) is deleted in whole or in part to render the protein(s) encoded thereby partially or entirely non-functional or to disrupt protein expression altogether. C, D and/or V ORF(s) deletion and knock out mutants possess highly desirable phenotypic characteristics for vaccine development. These deletion and knock out mutations changes specify one or more desired phenotypic changes in the resulting virus or subviral particle. Vaccine candidates are generated that show a change in viral growth characteristics, attenuation, plaque size, and/or a change in cytopathogenicity, among other novel phenotypes. A variety of additional mutations and nucleotide modifications are provided within the C, D and/or V ORF(s) deletion or ablation mutant PIV of the invention to yield desired phenotypic and structural effects.
Abstract:
Use of a paramyxovirus vector makes it possible to transfer a nucleic acid into a blood vessel at a high efficiency even by exposing to the vector within a short period of time. Namely, a paramyxovirus vector to be used for transferring a nucleic acid into vascular cells and a nucleic acid transfer method with the use of this virus vector are provided. The gene transfer efficiency into the vascular media layer is significantly elevated by treating the blood vessel with a protease. The expression of the transferred gene remains stable over a long time in the vascular cells. Use of this method makes it possible to efficiently transfer a gene within a short period of time into the vascular cavity, media, tunica tissues, etc. in gene therapy.
Abstract:
The invention aims at improving the efficacy and protection induced by DNA vaccination against viruses of the family of Paramyxoviridae and against the herpes virus, in pets and sport animals. The improvement of DNA vaccination is achieved either by formulating the vaccine with a cationic lipid containing a quaternary ammonium salt, DMRIE, or by modifications in the nucleotide sequence coding for the antigen of interest in particular of deletions of the fragment of the nucleotide sequence coding for the transmembrane domain of the antigen of interest, and/or insertions of introns and/or insertions of nucleotide sequences coding for the signal peptides, or by adding GM-CSF, or by combinations thereof. The invention also concerns the resulting vaccines.
Abstract:
Virus vectors of the family Paramyxoviridae in which the transcription initiation sequence has been modified and thus the expression of genes located downstream thereof has been modified; a process for producing the same; and use of the same. By measuring the transcription initiation efficiency of each gene carried by Sendai viruses, it is clarified that the transcription initiation sequence of F gene has a significantly lower ability to promote the transcription than the three other transcription initiation sequences. When the transcription initiation sequence of the F gene of wild type Sendai virus is substituted by the transcription initiation sequence of the P/M/HN genotype showing a high efficiency, the F gene of the resultant Sendai virus mutant and genes located downstream thereof show elevated expression doses. It is also found out that this mutant proliferates more quickly than the wild type. The above-described vectors are useful in producing medicinal compositions and vaccines.