Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Chimeric chikungunya virus and uses thereof
- Patent Title (中): 嵌合基孔肯雅病毒及其用途
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Application No.: US12798796Application Date: 2010-04-12
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Publication No.: US08343506B2Publication Date: 2013-01-01
- Inventor: Ilya V. Frolov , Scott C. Weaver , Eryu Wang
- Applicant: Ilya V. Frolov , Scott C. Weaver , Eryu Wang
- Applicant Address: US TX Austin
- Assignee: The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
- Current Assignee: The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Austin
- Main IPC: A61K39/12
- IPC: A61K39/12 ; C12N7/01 ; C12N15/86 ; C12Q1/70
Abstract:
The present invention discloses a chimeric Chikungunya virus comprising a heterologous alphavirus cDNA fragment and a Chikungunya virus cDNA fragment. The heterologous alphavirus may include but is not limited to Sindbis virus, Eastern equine encephalitis virus or Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus. The present invention also discloses the use of this chimeric Chikungunya virus as vaccines and in serological and diagnostic assays.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110171249A1 Chimeric chikungunya virus and uses thereof Public/Granted day:2011-07-14
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