Abstract: This invention relates to the preparation of novel fusion proteins which comprise an analogue of LHRH and TraTp or an analogue of TraTp. The fusion proteins of the invention are useful as components of vaccines for the inhibition or control of reproductive functions in vertebrate hosts. The invention also relates to polynucleotide molecules encoding the fusion proteins, to transformant hosts expressing the fusion proteins and to methods of inhibiting or controlling reproductive function in vertebrate hosts using the fusion proteins or vaccines of the invention.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 25, 1991
Date of Patent:
April 4, 1995
Assignee:
Biotechnology Australia Ptl Ltd.
Inventors:
Gregory J. Russell-Jones, Andrew G. Stewart, Con G. Tsonis