abstract |
A LINEAGE OF THE HEPATITIS AND PAQUISTAN VIRUS (SAR55) INVOLVED IN HEPATITIS NO-A, NO-B TRANSMITTED EPIDEMIC OR ENTERICALLY, NOW CALLED HEPATITIS E. THE INVENTION REFERS TO THE EXPRESSION OF THE TOTAL STRUCTURAL REGION OF SAR- 55, DESIGNATED OPEN READING STRUCTURE 2 (ORF-2), IN A EUCARIOTIC EXPRESSION SYSTEM. THE EXPRESSED PROTEIN IS ABLE TO FORM PARTICULES LIKE VIRUS HEV THAT CAN SERVE AS ANTIGENS IN DIAGNOSTIC IMMUNOENSAYS AND AS AN IMMUNOGEN OR VACCINE TO PROTECT AGAINST HEPATITIS E INFECTION. |