Varicella zoster virus-virus like particles (VLPS) and antigens
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- NOVAVAX
- Publication Date
- 2010-08-11
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
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Abstract
Description
[0001] related application
[0002] This application claims priority to US Application 60 / 950,707, filed July 19, 2007, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety for all purposes.
[0003] Description of text files submitted electronically
[0004] This article incorporates in its entirety by reference the contents of the text file submitted electronically with this article: Sequence Listing in computer readable form (file name: NOVV 019 01WOSeqList_ST25.txt, data recorded on July 21, 2008, file size 106 kilobytes). Background of the invention
[0005] Varicella zoster virus (VZV), also known as human herpesvirus 3 (HHV-3), is a member of the alphaherpesvirus subfamily of the viral herpesviridae family. VZV is an enveloped virus with a linear double-stranded DNA genome of approximately 125,000 nucleotides. Its genome is encased in an icosahedral nucleocapsid. The interlayer, located in the space betwee...