Antiviral agent against animal viruses
US9534040B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 6, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jan 3, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 6, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07K2317/92
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Provided is an antiviral agent against animal viruses. The antiviral agent contains a protein or a nucleic acid sequence encoding the protein, as an active ingredient, the protein having binding ability and degrading ability to foreign nucleic acid chains invaded in an animal cell and that has no cytotoxicity to the animal cell itself. Also provided is an antiviral animal cell containing the protein according to the present invention, or the nucleic acid sequence encoding the protein. The antiviral agent and antiviral animal cell exhibit advantageous effects in that they selectively degrade foreign nucleic acid chains invaded in an animal cell and have no cytotoxicity to the animal cell, thus causing no death of the animal cell.
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