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Nucleic acids encoding a recombinant 250 kDa antigen from sporozoites/merozoites of Eimeria maxima and their uses

US7462707B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJul 3, 2002
Grant dateDec 9, 2008
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Expiry dateJun 25, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61K2039/53
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention provides an isolated nucleic acid comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a 250 kDa polypeptide from Sporozoites/Merozoites of Eimeria maxima, or encoding a homolog of the polypeptide, or a complement of the nucleic acid and a method of producing a recombinant 250 kDa polypeptide of the same. The present invention also provides an isolated nucleic acid comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding an immunodominant portion of a 250 kDa polypeptide from Sporozoites/Merozoites of Eimeria maxima having the amino acid sequence described herein, or encoding a homolog of the polypeptide, or a complement of the nucleic acid. The subject invention also provides a vaccine against Eimeria tenella, Eimeria maxima, Eimeria acervulina, Eimeria necatrix, Eimeriapraecax, Eimeria mitis or Eimeria brunetti, or a microorganism expressing an immunologically cross-reactive antigen, comprising the isolated nucleic acid comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a 250 kDa polypeptide from Sporozoites/Merozoites of Eimeria maxima or the immunodominant portion of a 250 kDa polypeptide from Sporozoites/Merozoites of Eimeria maxima, or encoding a homolog of the polypeptide, or a complemen…

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