Method of producing herpes simplex virus amplicons, resulting amplicons, and their use

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8092791
APP PUB NO 20040105844A1
SERIAL NO

10296551

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The present invention relates to a method for producing herpes simplex virus (HSV) amplicon particles which includes co-transfecting a host cell with the following: (i) an amplicon vector comprising an HSV origin of replication, an HSV cleavage/packaging signal, and a heterologous transgene expressible in a patient, (ii) one or more vectors individually or collectively encoding all essential HSV genes but excluding all cleavage/packaging signals, and (iii) a vhs expression vector encoding a virion host shutoff protein; and then isolating HSV amplicon particles produced by the host cell, the HSV amplicon particles including the transgene. Also disclosed are a system and a kit for preparing HSV amplicon particles, HSV amplicon particles prepared according to the process of the present invention, and their use.

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  • UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bowers, William J Webster, US 27 1756
Federoff, Howard J Rochester, US 32 85

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