Adenovirus and method of use thereof
US6203975A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 21, 1999 |
| Grant date | Mar 20, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 21, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N2840/44
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A recombinant adenovirus and a method for producing the virus are provided which utilize a recombinant shuttle vector comprising adenovirus DNA sequence for the 5' and 3' cis-elements necessary for replication and virion encapsidation in the absence of sequence encoding viral genes and a selected minigene linked thereto, and a helper adenovirus comprising sufficient adenovirus gene sequences necessary for a productive viral infection. Desirably the helper gene is crippled by modifications to its 5' packaging sequences, which facilitates purification of the viral particle from the helper virus.
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