COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR MODULATING AN IMMUNE RESPONSE

摘要

The present invention provides a polypeptide immunoconjugate comprising an antigenic polypeptide which is coupled to a polypeptide which is capable of binding to an Fc receptor. The antigenic polypeptide is derived from a pathogen or a pathogen product and as characterised in that it can be processed by the immune system in order to generate an immune response there against which confers protective immunity against the pathogen from which the antigenic polypeptide is derived. The invention further extends to methods for the treatment of a disease condition in a subject using the immunoconjugate of the invention.