Method of producing particles containing nucleic acid sequences in yeast
AssigneeWisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
InventorsB. Duane Price, Roland R. Rueckert, Michael A. Krol, Paul G. Ahlquist
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Abstract
A method of synthesizing particles containing nucleic acid sequences is disclosed. This method comprises the steps of introducing a non-endogenous packageable nucleic acid sequence and a sequence encoding a suitable non-endogenous capsid protein into yeast cells and inducing particle assembly, wherein at least one nucleic acid is encapsidated. Preferably, the particle is an infectious virion and the method additionally comprises the step of inducing viral nucleic acid replication before particle assembly. A method of replicating an animal or Nodaviridae virus nucleic acid sequences in yeast is also disclosed.
Claims8
A method of synthesizing particles containing nucleic acid sequences comprising the steps of
- a) introducing a non-endogenous packageable nucleic acid sequence and a nucleic acid sequence encoding non-endogenous suitable capsid proteins into yeast cells, and
- b) inducing particle assembly, wherein at least one nucleic acid molecule is encapsidated within the particle, wherein the packageable nucleic acid sequence or the sequence encoding non-endogenous suitable capsid proteins comprises sequences from a member of the Nodaviridae or Bromoviridae family.
A method of replicating a Nodaviridae virus nucleic acid sequence, comprising the steps of
- a) introducing a replicable nucleic acid sequence and a sequence encoding a suitable nucleic acid replication protein into yeast cells, wherein the replicable nucleic acid sequence or the sequence encoding a suitable nucleic acid replication protein comprises a Nodavirus sequence, and
- b) inducing viral nucleic acid replication.
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