Pneumococcal surface protein C (PspC), epitopic regions and strain selection thereof, and uses therefor
US7049419B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 13, 2003 |
| Grant date | May 23, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 13, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K2039/51
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Disclosed and claimed are: epitopic regions of Pneumococcal Surface Protein C or “PspC”, different clades of PspC, isolated and/or purified nucleic acid molecules such as DNA encoding a fragment or portion of PspC such as an epitopic region of PspC or at least one epitope of PspC, uses for such nucleic acid molecules, e.g., to detect the presence of PspC or of S. pneumoniae by detecting a nucleic acid molecule therefor in a sample such as by amplification and/or a polymerase chain reaction, vectors or plasmids which contain and/or express such nucleic acid molecles, e.g., in vitro or in vivo, immunological, immunogenic or vaccine compositions including at least one PspC and/or a portion thereof (such as at least one epitopic region of at least one PspC and/or at least one polypeptide encoding at least one epitope of at least one PspC), either alone or in further combination with at least one second pneumococcal antigen, such as at least one different PspC and/or a fragment thereof and/or at least one PspA and/or at least one epitopic region of at least one PspA and/or at least one polypeptide including at least one epitope of PspA. PspC or a fragment thereof, and thus a composition…
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