Abstract: Provided herein are non-naturally occurring variants of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) Core protein, the HBV polymerase N-terminal domain, and the HBV polymerase C-terminal domain, as well as immunogenic fragments thereof. Fusion proteins comprising the HBV variants fused to a herpes simplex virus (HSV) glycoprotein (gD) sequence, as well as methods of using the fusion proteins, are also provided.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 24, 2022
Date of Patent:
December 26, 2023
Assignees:
Virion Therapeutics, LLC, The Wistar Institute
Inventors:
Hildegund C J Ertl, Colin Stephen Magowan
Abstract: Provided herein are non-naturally occurring variants of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) Core protein, the HBV polymerase N-terminal domain, and the HBV polymerase C-terminal domain, as well as immunogenic fragments thereof. Fusion proteins comprising the HBV variants fused to a herpes simplex virus (HSV) glycoprotein (gD) sequence, as well as methods of using the fusion proteins, are also provided.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 27, 2021
Date of Patent:
April 5, 2022
Assignees:
Virion Therapeutics, LLC, The Wistar Institute
Inventors:
Hildegund C J Ertl, Colin Stephen Magowan