Immunogenic compositions for the prevention and treatment of meningococcal disease
AssigneeWyeth
InventorsGary W. Zlotnick, Leah Diane Fletcher, John Erwin Farley, Liesel A. Bernfield, Robert J. Zagursky, Benjamin J. Metcalf
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Abstract
The present invention relates to Neisseria ORF2086 proteins, crossreactive immunogenic proteins which can be isolated from nesserial strains or prepared recombinantly, including immunogenic portions thereof, biological equivalents thereof, antibodies that immunospecifically bind to the foregoing and nucleic acid sequences encoding each of the foregoing, as well as the use of same in immunogenic compositions that are effective against infection by Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B.
Claims33
A composition comprising at least one isolated and purified protein having greater than 95% amino acid sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 60.
A composition comprising at least one isolated and purified protein from a first strain of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B having 95% amino acid sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 60 that provides immunogenicity against infection of a subject by a second strain of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B.
A composition prepared by a process comprising isolating and purifying from a Neisseria species at least one isolated and purified protein encoded by the ORF 2086 open reading frame of the Neisseria species, wherein said open reading frame comprises a polynucleotide having greater than 95% nucleic acid sequence identity to the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 59.
A composition comprising:
- at least one isolated and purified immunogenic non-strain specific Neisseria meningitidis polypeptide wherein the polypeptide comprises an amino acid sequence having greater than 95% amino acid sequence identity to SEQ ID NO. 60, said at least one polypeptide being nonpathogenic.
An isolated and purified polypeptide comprising:
- a) an amino acid sequence having greater than 95% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO. 60;
- or
- b) an amino acid sequence that is encoded by a nucleotide sequence having at least 95% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO. 59.
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