Patents Examined by K. Keith Baker
  • Protein, sequences containing the VPU gene therefore, vectors, methods of preparation and use
    Patent number: 5043262
    Abstract: A protein having molecular weight of approximately 16 kD which is also cleaved into a protein having a molecular weight of 15 kD is disclosed. This protein is referred to as viral protein U and produced by the vpu gene. It is disclosed that this protein has antigenic determinants and can be used to screen for people having the HIV-1 virus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1991
    Assignee: Dana Farber Cancer Institute
    Inventors: William A. Haseltine, Ernest Terwilliger, Eric Cohen