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US 8,679,509 B2Granted
Oncolytic viruses and methods for treating neoplastic disorders
AssigneeThe Governors of the University of Alberta
InventorsDavid H. Evans, Don B. Gammon
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Abstract
The disclosure provides mutant ribonucleotide reductase strains of poxviruses including for example vaccinia viruses. The disclosure also provides methods and for the use of these mutant ribonucleotide reductase strains of vaccinia viruses in oncolytic virotherapy.
Claims11
An Orthopoxvirus comprising a gene encoding a modified R2 protein comprising an amino acid sequence at least 90% identical to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1,
- wherein the modified R2 protein expressed by the Orthopoxvirus comprises a substitution of a tyrosine residue, wherein the substituted tyrosine residue corresponds to position 300 of SEQ ID NO:
- 1, or
- wherein the modified R2 protein expressed by the Orthopoxvirus comprises a deletion of all or part of R1 binding domain (R1 BD);
- and
- wherein the Orthopoxvirus does not express a wild type R2 protein.
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