[EN] VIRUS-LIKE PARTICLES OF BACTERIOPHAGE fCB5<br/>[FR] PSEUDO-PARTICULES VIRALES DU BACTÉRIOPHAGE FCB5
申请人:CYTOS BIOTECHNOLOGY AG
公开号:WO2010122164A1
公开(公告)日:2010-10-28
The present invention relates to virus-like particles of bacteriophage φCb5 and to recombinant φCb5 proteins which are capable of forming virus-like particles. The virus-like particles according to the invention are useful as immunological carriers which can, for example, be linked to an antigen, e.g. by chemical coupling or by genetic fusion. Virus-like particles according to the invention are also useful for the delivery of immunostimulatory substances, e.g. of immunostimulatory nucleic acids, to the immune system. The invention further relates to compositions, vaccines and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the inventive virus-like particles, wherein said compositions, vaccines and pharmaceutical compositions are capable of inducing or enhancing an immune response. The compositions, vaccines and pharmaceutical compositions described herein can therefore be used as a medicament for the treatment of a disease, disorder or physiological condition.