Title of Invention

RECOMBINANT PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS EXPRESSION SYSTEMS AND VACCINES COMPRISING HETEROLOGOUS ANTIGENS DERIVED FROM METAPNEUMOVIRUS

Abstract The present invention relates to a chimeric recomb: parainfluenza virus type 3 (PIV3) comprising a PIV3 antigenome or genome which has been modified to comprise a heterologous nucleotide sequence encoding a metapneumovirus polypeptide, (1) wherein the mammalian metapneumovirus polypeptide is (i) at least 50 amino acids in length, and (ii) is specific to a mammalian metapneumovirus (MPV) with the proviso that said mammalian metapneumovirus is not human MPV isolate 00-1; and (2) wherein (i) the heterologous nucleotide sequence is inserted in the bPIV3 antigenome or genome; or (ii) the heterologous sequence is substituted for a sequence of the PIV3 antigenome or genome and wherein the PIV3 is a bovine PIV3, human PIV3 or chimeric bovine/human PIV3.
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Patent Number 234136
Indian Patent Application Number 2077/CHENP/2004
PG Journal Number 22/2009
Publication Date 29-May-2009
Grant Date 06-May-2009
Date of Filing 17-Sep-2004
Name of Patentee MEDIMMUNE VACCINES, INC
Applicant Address 35 W. Watkins Mill Road, Gaithersburg, MD 20878,
Inventors:
# Inventor's Name Inventor's Address
1 HALLER, Aurelia 313 Hillview Avenue, Redwood City, CA 94062,
2 TANG, Roderick 730 Chestnut Street, #3, San Carlos, CA 94070,
3 FOUCHIER, Ronaldus, Adrianus, Maria Essenburgsingel 44a, NL-3021 AR Rotterdam,
4 VAN DEN HOGEN, Bernadetta, Gerarda Essenburgsingel 44a, NL-3021 AR Rotterdam,
5 OSTERHAUS, Albertus, Dominicus, Marcellinus, Erasmus Dr. Breveestraat 16, NL-3981 CH Bunnik,
PCT International Classification Number C12N
PCT International Application Number PCT/US03/05276
PCT International Filing date 2003-02-21
PCT Conventions:
# PCT Application Number Date of Convention Priority Country
1 60/358,934 2002-02-21 U.S.A.