Recombinant Proteins Of A Pakistani Strain Of Hepatitis E And Their Use In Diagnostic Methods And Vaccines

A strain of hepatitis E virus from Pakistan (SAR-55) implicated in an epidemic of enterically transmitted non-A, non-B hepatitis, now called hepatitis E, is disclosed. The invention relates to the expression of the whole structural region of SAR-55, designated open reading frame 2 (ORF-2), in a eukaryotic expression system. The expressed protein is capable of forming HEV virus-like particles which can serve as an antigen in diagnostic immunoassays and as an immunogen or vaccine to protect against infection by hepatitis E.

Inventors:

Sergei Tsarev (NIAID)  ➽ more inventions...

Suzanne Emerson (NIAID)  ➽ more inventions...

Robert Purcell (NIAID)  ➽ more inventions...


Intellectual Property:
U.S. Pat: 6,207,416 issued 2001-03-27
U.S. Pat: 6,787,145 issued 2004-09-07

Licensing Contact:
Peter Soukas, J.D.
Email: peter.soukas@nih.gov
Phone: 301-496-2644

OTT Reference No: E-141-1992-2
Updated: Jul 6, 2020