[EN] REGULATING BACILLUS ANTHRACIS LETHAL FACTOR ACTIVITY VIA AN ACTIVATING EPITOPE REGION<br/>[FR] RÉGULATION DE L'ACTIVITÉ DU FACTEUR LÉTHAL DE BACILLUS ANTHRACIS PAR L'INTERMÉDIAIRE D'UNE RÉGION ÉPITOPE ACTIVATRICE
申请人:CENTERS DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION
公开号:WO2014088664A2
公开(公告)日:2014-06-12
Provided are peptides capable of reducing the ability of antibodies to stimulate the activity of B. anthracis lethal factor. These peptides may be used to reduce activity of LF in a sample containing an LF activity enhancing antibody, to prevent the possibility of LF enhanced activity in a sample or subject, or as a therapeutic to reduce LF activity in a subject that may- have one or more antibodies that enhance LF activity. Also, provided are immunogens that may be used in a vaccine to confer protection to a subject. An immunogen does not include a sequence including the wild-type amino acids present in LF residues 677-680, or mutations of amino acids 677-680 that will also generate antibodies that enhance LF activity.