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Chimeric biotin-binding papillomavirus protein

US6380364B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Assignee

Loyola University of Chicago · US

Inventors

Martin Mueller · Seewald, DE
John Nieland · Munich, DE
Markwin Paul Velders · Forest Park, US
W. Martin Kast · Leiden, NL

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 6, 1999
Grant date	Apr 30, 2002
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 6, 2019

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC12N2710/20023
WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention provides a chimeric protein including a first domain which includes at least a portion of a papillomavirus L1 or L2 protein and a second domain which includes a biotin-binding polypeptide. The invention also provides papillomaviruses, capsomeres, and VLPs including such chimeric proteins and a method for delivering biotinylated substances to cells using such reagents.

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