Abstract: The invention is directed toward a retrofit jig system for use with an existing truss assembly table having multiple planks extending lengthwise along the table. The jig system includes a motor and jig assembly for moving a puck lengthwise along the truss assembly table between adjacent planks of the table. A support member supports the screw between the adjacent planks. The support member is adjustable to allow the puck to move past the support member without interference.

Abstract: The present invention relates to plant produced native aprotinin and aprotinin variants having enzyme-inhibitory, immunological and pharmacokinetic properties and their preparation. In a preferred method a recombinant RNA plant virus is used to express native aprotinin+variants thereof in Nicotiana plants.

Abstract: Herein-described are various methods for making a vaccine that are made of re-assembled virus like particles (VLP). First, the VLPs are disassembled into encapsidation intermediate populations. Each encapsidation intermediate population undergoes, for instance, chemical conjugation of unique peptide or nucleic moieties to form separate populations. Thereafter, a predetermined amount of each of the several (one or more) different encapsidation intermediates from the different populations is mixed and joined, forming intact VLPs, surrounding a nucleic acid core, that are composed of different encapsidation intermediate such that the reassembled VLP displays more than one peptide or nucleic acid. The nucleic acid can function either as a scaffold alone or can be engineered for the expression of an immunomodulatory protein in a eukaryotic cell.

Abstract: The invention provides a fusion protein comprising a plant virus coat protein and a GDF8 peptide domain, or antigenic fragment of the GDF8 peptide domain. Plant virus vectors expressing the fusion protein and methods of using these vectors are also provided.

Abstract: A plurality of proteins of interest, or peptides of interest, or other genetically expressed materials, are screened and subsequently produced using any of a variety of expression systems. The plurality of proteins are extracted from a plurality of separate, processed green juices, each green juice containing one of the proteins of interest. A multi-channel apparatus processes the various green juices, one green juice per channel. The apparatus is computer controlled such that the various valves in each channel and pump are controlled in an automated manner to extract each protein of interest and deliver each protein of interest into its own storage vessel.

Abstract: Juvenile-onset recurrent respiratory papillomatosis is treated using active vaccination or passive immune therapy of neutralizing antibodies against HPV L2 neutralizing epitopes.

Abstract: The invention described herein provides a C-terminally truncated interferon having enhanced biological activity and the polynucleotides encoding such interferon. Also provided are methods for producing and using such truncated interferon.

Abstract: A rolling circle DNA replicon which replicates in a host eukaryotic cell is disclosed which has a truncated replication cycle. The rolling circle DNA replicon comprises the following elements present on the same DNA molecule. It contains a Rep gene open reading frame from a virus belonging to the viral taxonomic families Geminiviridae, Circoviridae or genus Nanovirus. The Rep gene open reading frame is placed under transcriptional control of a promoter, which is placed 5? of the gene. Any sequences that are required to be present in cis on the rolling circle DNA replicon in order that the Rep protein might promote replication of the rolling circle DNA replicon are included. An expression cassette for expression of an ancillary protein that is capable of creating a cellular environment permissive for replication of the rolling circle DNA replicon in the host cell of interest is also included.

Abstract: Herein described are various methods for making a vaccine that are made of re-assembled virus like particles (VLP). First, the VLPs are disassembled into coat proteins or encapsidation intermediate populations. Each population undergoes, for instance, chemical conjugation of unique peptide or nucleic moieties to form separate populations. Thereafter, a predetermined amount of each of the several (one or more) different coat proteins or encapsidation intermediates from the different populations is mixed and joined, forming intact VLPs, surrounding a nucleic acid core, that are composed of different coat proteins such that the reassembled VLP displays more than one peptide or other molecule. The nucleic acid can function either as a scaffold alone or can be engineered for the expression of an immunomodulatory protein in a eukaryotic cell.

Abstract: The present invention provides nucleic acid sequences having an altered viral movement protein and 126/183 kDa replicase proteins further characterized in its ability tostabilize a transgene contained in a virus that expresses the altered movement protein. The present invention also provides viral vectors expressing the altered movement protein, cells transformed with the vectors, and host plants infected by the viral vectors.

Abstract: The present invention relates to recombinant viral vectors encoding a transcriptional unit, that encodes a fusion protein, or a foreign protein or a gene of interest to be silenced, which can be expressed in a host. The present invention also relates to the use of these recombinant viral vectors to express a fusion protein, a foreign protein, to silence a gene of interest in a host. The present invention also relates to the use of these recombinant viral vectors to screen a cDNA or genomic library in order to correlate a nucleotide sequence with a phenotypic or biochemical change.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods for rapidly determining the function of nucleic acid sequences by transfecting the same into a host organism to effect expression. Phenotypic and biochemical changes produced thereby are then analyzed to ascertain the function of the nucleic acids which have been transfected into the host organism. The invention also provides methods for silencing endogenous genes by transfecting hosts with nucleic acid sequences to effect expression of the same. The present invention also provides methods for selecting desired functions of RNAs and proteins by the use of virus vectors to express libraries of nucleic acid sequence variants. Moreover, the present invention provides methods for inhibiting an endogenous protease of a plant host.