Porin B (PorB) as a therapeutic target for prevention and treatment of infection by chlamydia
US8337866B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 7, 2011 |
| Grant date | Dec 25, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 7, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S530/825
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention features peptides of a PorB polypeptide, which PorB peptides are useful in production of antibodies that bind the full-length PorB polypeptide and as a therapeutic agent. In specific embodiments the invention features a composition comprising one or more PorB peptides (other than a full-length PorB polypeptide), which peptides contain at least one epitope that can elicit Chlamydia-neutralizing antibodies. The invention also features methods for induction of a protective immune response against infection by Chlamydia and Chlamydiophila.
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