ANTIGEN-PRESENTERENDE KAPSID MED FUSERT MS2-KAPPEPROTEIN

摘要

PCT No. PCT/GB92/00124 Sec. 371 Date Nov. 8, 1993 Sec. 102(e) Date Nov. 8, 1993 PCT Filed Jan. 22, 1992 PCT Pub. No. WO92/13081 PCT Pub. Date Aug. 6, 1992.A chimaeric protein, suitable for incorporation in a vaccine and capable of forming parts of a capsid assembly, comprises the amino acid sequence of the coat protein of phage MS-2, or a conservatively modified variant thereof, or sufficient of said sequence or variant to retain capsid-forming capability, which amino acid sequence has been modified by insertion of a foreign epitope in the region corresponding to a protuberant protein hairpin in the capsid assembly as shown in the crystal structure of the intact phage.