RECOMBINANT PAPILLOMA VIRUS L1

摘要

This invention relates to a recombinant papilloma virus L1 protein which can elicit an immune response which recognises papilloma virus VLP including L1 protein and can form extracellularly a multimeric structure or VLP wherein the multimeric structure comprises a plurality of recombinant papilloma virus L1 proteins. This invention also includes the use of the recombinant papilloma virus L1 protein to detect the presence of papilloma virus and can form the basis of a vaccine for prophylactic and therapeutic use.