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Structural gene of pneumococcal protein

US5476929A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 3, 1993
Grant dateDec 19, 1995
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Expiry dateJun 3, 2013

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S530/825
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A purified pneumococcal surface protein A (PspA) comprises a truncated form of the PspA protein which is immunoprotective and contains the protective epitopes of PspA. The PspA protein is soluble in physiologic solution and lacks at least the cell membrane anchor region of the whole protein. The protein is formed by insertion-duplication of mutagenesis of S. pneumoniae with pspA gene and expression of the truncated protein into the growth medium.

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