HIV-2 envelope polypeptides
AssigneeRoche Diagnostic Systems, Inc.
InventorsWilhelm Bannwarth, Patrick Caspers, Stuart Le Grice, Jan Mous
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Abstract
Polypeptides which include at least one antigenic and/or immunogenic determinant of the envelope protein (env) of the HIV-2 virus and their production by recombinant DNA technology and the DNA sequences, expression vectors and transformed single-cell organisms used in this process are provided. A method for the detection of HIV antibodies or HIV viruses in human sera or in other biological fluids is also provided.
Claims5
A polypeptide having the amino acid sequence ##STR3##
A polypeptide having an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of:
- ##STR4##
A polypeptide having the formula:
- A-B-C,
- A-C-B, or
- C-B-A
- wherein
- A is an affinity peptide
- B is ##STR5## C is a carrier polypeptide.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.