39 results about "Adenovirus Protein" patented technology

Disclosed are immortalized human embryonic retina cells, having a nucleic acid sequence encoding an adenoviral E1A protein integrated into the genome of the cells, and further comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding an enzyme involved in post-translational modification of proteins, such as a sialyltransferase, wherein said nucleic acid sequence encoding the enzyme involved in post-translational modification of proteins is under control of a heterologous promoter. Methods for producing recombinant proteins from such cells and obtaining such recombinant proteins having increased sialylation are provided as are novel compositions of isoforms of erythropoietin .

The invention provides an adenovirus or adenoviral vector characterized by comprising one or more particular nucleic acid sequences or one or more particular amino acid sequences, or portions thereof, pertaining to, for example, an adenoviral pIX protein, DNA polymerase protein, penton protein, hexon protein, and/or fiber protein.

The invention provides a method of inducing an immune response in a mammal. The method comprises administering to the mammal a non-subgroup C adenoviral vector comprising an adenoviral fiber protein having an amino acid sequence comprising about 80% or more identity to an amino acid sequence encoding a subgroup C adenoviral fiber protein. The adenoviral vector further comprises a nucleic acid sequence encoding an antigen which is expressed in the mammal to induce an immune response. The invention further comprises a method of producing an adenoviral vector, and a composition comprising a serotype 41 or a serotype 35 adenoviral vector and a carrier. The invention also provides an adenoviral vector comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding an adenoviral pIX protein operably linked to a heterologous expression control sequence, as well as a method of enhancing the stability and/or packaging capacity of an adenoviral vector.

Provided is a method for treating a subject suffering from, or at risk of suffering from, decubitus, the method comprising a step of administering erythropoietin (EPO), or a functional part, derivative or analogue thereof to the subject. In certain embodiments, the EPO has been recombinantly produced in host cells that further express the E1A protein of an adenovirus.

The invention provides an avian adenovirus fiber protein subunit vaccine. A new-type antigen fiber protein of an avian adenovirus is used, after a sequence is optimized, the fiber protein acquires soluble expression in escherichia coli, and an expression product is used for preparing the subunit vaccine, wherein an amino acid sequence of the avian adenovirus fiber antigen protein is SEQ ID NO: 4,and a nucleotide sequence of an encoding gene thereof is SEQ ID NO: 3. The subunit vaccine prepared by the avian adenovirus fiber protein has the characteristics of high antigen stability, high purity, strong specificity, no generation of other uncorrelated antibodies, and convenient and accurate detection method. A firm foundation is established for industrially producing the avian adenovirus subunit vaccine and diagnostic reagent.

This invention provides a recombinant adenovirus expression vector characterized by the partial or total deletion of the adenoviral protein IX DNA and having a gene encoding a foreign protein or a functional fragment or mutant thereof. Transformed host cells and a method of producing recombinant proteins and gene therapy also are included within the scope of this invention. Thus, for example, the adenoviral vector of this invention can contain a foreign gene for the expression of a protein effective in regulating the cell cycle, such as p53, Rb, or mitosin, or in inducing cell death, such as the conditional suicide gene thymidine kinase. (The latter must be used in conjunction with a thymidine kinase metabolite in order to be effective).

The invention belongs to the technical field of bioengineering. The invention relates to recombinant protein. The recombinant protein comprises two dominant epitopes of canine adenovirus II protein. In order to improve the yield of the recombinant protein in a prokaryotic expression system, preferred codons of escherichia coli are adopted to convert an amino acid sequence of the recombinant protein into a corresponding nucleotide sequence, the nucleotide sequence is chemically synthesized and a recombinant expression vector is constructed. The invention also relates to a method for establishing a phage library by immunizing a mouse with the recombinant protein. A corresponding canine adenovirus II protein single-chain antibody scfv sequence is obtained through panning and screening; the obtained scfv sequence is constructed into a complete mouse IgG1 antibody sequence expression vector; a monoclonal antibody is expressed by transiently transferring HEK293F cells; the monoclonal antibody is purified and europium ions (Eu<3+>) are marked; and an optimal monoclonal antibody pairing combination is determined through orthogonal experiments and can be used for early diagnosis of canine infectious laryngotracheitis and pneumonia.

The invention relates to an optimized porcine circovivus type 2 recombinant adenovirus construction method. The construction of recombinant adenovirus is completed by cloning Human cytomegalovirus first intron (Intron A) and woodchuck hepatitis virus post-transcriptional regulatory element (WPRE) into an adenovirus shuttle vector. The construction method provided by the invention has the advantages that a Cap expression quantity is improved, so that adenovirus usage dose and adenovirus protein autoimmune response can be relieved and the preparation efficiency of the porcine circovivus type 2 recombinant adenovirus can be improved.

The invention discloses a conditionally replicating adenovirus vector for virus replication regulated by a TetR-KRAB-mediated transcription inhibition type Tet-On system, adenovirus E1 region comprises the following components in the following connection sequence: 5'-CMV promoter, TetR-KRAB gene, promoter TRE3G-E1b Pro containing a tetracycline responsive element, EcoR I enzyme cutting site, E1B Delta 55KD protein-deleted adenovirus E1A-E1B19KD gene sequence, enzyme cutting site Spe I and mRNA transcription termination signal SV40polyA-3'; the CMV promoter expresses transcription inhibitor TetR-KRAB; a gene sequence inserted into the two enzyme cutting sites of the EcoR I and the Spe I is a gene fragment from adenovirus E1A translation initiation site to adenovirus E1B19KD protein termination codon, the promoter TRE3G-E1b Pro containing the tetracycline responsive element expresses adenovirus E1A gene, adenovirus E1B19KD gene is expressed by the own promoter of the adenovirus E1B19KD, and the packed adenovirus is named as Ad5-CMV-TetR-KRAB-TRE3G-E1bPro-Delta 55KD. Tests show that the virus can be loaded into mesenchymal stem cells for application in study of tumor therapy.

The invention belongs to the technical field of bioengineering, and discloses a method for efficiently expressing avian adenovirus Fiber-2 protein in escherichia coli. A PET-21a-GX-1-fiber2 plasmid and a PXMJ19-C1786T-hexon (T7) plasmid are respectively used as templates, and amplification is carried out by virtue of designed primers, so that a Fiber-2 target fragment and a PXMJ19-C1786-T7 carrier fragment are obtained; then homologous recombination is carried out, and a recombinant plasmid PXMJ19-T7-his-fiber2 is obtained; finally, the recombinant plasmid is transformed into a Shuffle T7-B competent cell to carry out Fiber-2 protein expression. According to the invention, a plasmid capable of increasing the copy number of an exogenous gene is used as a carrier to construct a PXMJ19-T7-his-fiber2 recombinant plasmid so as to enhance the soluble expression of the Fiber-2 protein.

A method for inhibiting apoptosis of a cell expressing a death receptor of the TNFR family is disclosed. The method involves treating the cell with a Receptor Internalization and Degradation (RID) protein complex containing RIDα (10.4K) and RIDβ (14.5K) proteins encoded by the E3 region of adenovirus. The cell can be treated by administering to the cell a polynucleotide expressing the RID complex or by administering to the cell a composition containing the RID complex. Compositions containing a RID complex are also disclosed. The compositions and method are useful in the treatment of cancer, degenerative and immune disorders, as well as in promoting survival of tissue transplants. An adenovirus vector for delivering the RID complex to cells is also disclosed.

A substance for preventing, delaying the onset of, or treating one or more than one autoimmune disease, the substance comprising a polynucleotide construct comprising a polynucleotide sequence encoding the pro-apoptotic protein BAX and encoding one or more than one autoantigen for the autoimmune disease. A method for preventing, delaying the onset of or treating an autoimmune disease in a patient comprising selecting a patient who is susceptible to developing the autoimmune disease, who is developing the autoimmune disease or who has the autoimmune disease and administering to the patient one or more than one dose of a polynucleotide construct comprising a polynucleotide sequence encoding the pro-apoptotic protein BAX and encoding one or more than one autoantigen for an autoimmune disease, or comprising a polynucleotide sequence encoding the adenoviral protein E3-GP19k, or comprising a polynucleotide sequence encoding DeltaBCL-2.

This invention provides a recombinant adenovirus expression vector characterized by the partial or total deletion of the adenoviral protein IX DNA and having a gene encoding a foreign protein or a functional fragment or mutant thereof. Transformed host cells and a method of producing recombinant proteins and gene therapy also are included within the scope of this invention. Thus, for example, the adenoviral vector of this invention can contain a foreign gene for the expression of a protein effective in regulating the cell cycle, such as p53, Rb, or mitosin, or in inducing cell death, such as the conditional suicide gene thymidine kinase. (The latter must be used in conjunction with a thymidine kinase metabolite in order to be effective).

The invention relates to recombination human epidermis growth factor - gland virus E4orf4 fusion protein, fusion gene which codes the fusion protein, the fusion gene contained express carrier, using methyl nutritional yeast to make secretary express method of this recombination fusion protein, and the protein contained medicine combination and its treating application.