摘要:
The present invention relates to molecules, which can be used to induce a therapeutic or prophylactic immune response against MAP. In particular, the present invention relates to polypeptides comprising an alipC polypeptide sequence, a gsd polypeptide sequence, a pl2 polypeptide sequence and an mpa polypeptide sequence, wherein said ahpC polypeptide comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, a variant thereof having more than 70% amino acid sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 2 across the full length of SEQ ID NO: 2, or a fragment of at least 8 amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 2 which comprises an epitope; said gsd polypeptide comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6, a variant thereof having more than 70% amino acid sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 6 across the full length of SEQ ID NO: 6, or a fragment of at least 8 amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 6 which comprises an epitope; said pi 2 polypeptide comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 10, a variant thereof having more than 70% amino acid sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 10 across the full length of SEQ ID NO: 10, or a fragment of at least 8 amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 10 which comprises an epitope; and said mpa polypeptide comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 14, a variant thereof having more than 70% amino acid sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 14 across the full length of SEQ ID NO: 14, or a fragment of at least 8 amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 14 which comprises an epitope. Preferably such a variant maintains the ability to generate an immune response against the unmodified polypeptide.
摘要翻译:本发明涉及可用于诱导针对MAP的治疗或预防性免疫应答的分子。 特别地,本发明涉及包含alipC多肽序列,gsd多肽序列,p12多肽序列和mpa多肽序列的多肽,其中所述ahpC多肽包含SEQ ID NO:2的序列,其变体具有多于 SEQ ID NO:2的全长与SEQ ID NO:2的70%氨基酸序列同一性,或包含SEQ ID NO:2的至少8个氨基酸的片段; 所述gsd多肽包含SEQ ID NO:6的序列,其在SEQ ID NO:6的全长上与SEQ ID NO:6具有超过70%的氨基酸序列同一性的变体,或至少8个氨基的片段 包含表位的SEQ ID NO:6的酸; 所述pi 2多肽包含SEQ ID NO:10的序列,其在SEQ ID NO:10全长与SEQ ID NO:10具有超过70%氨基酸序列同一性的变体,或至少8个 包含表位的SEQ ID NO:10的氨基酸; 并且所述mpa多肽包含SEQ ID NO:14的序列,其在SEQ ID NO:14全长与SEQ ID NO:14具有超过70%氨基酸序列同一性的变体,或至少8个 包含表位的SEQ ID NO:14的氨基酸。 优选地,这种变体保持产生针对未修饰多肽的免疫应答的能力。
摘要:
Pancreatic disease can be diagnosed by assaying a patient's body fluid such as serum or urine, for pancreatic activation peptides (PAP) released from zymogens by proteolytic activation. Particularly useful are peptides having C-terminal D.sub.4 K sequences. The method uses polyclonal or monoclonal antibodies generated and selected for C-terminal specificity on PAP so that the tests only report free PAP not parent zymogen. Also described are peptides and antibodies labelled with revealing agents and/or immobilised on solid supports and their use in diagnostic assays and kits. In pancreatic disease the tests distinguish necrotising from oedematous acute pancreatitis and permit severity prediction and monitoring as well as diagnosing chronic pancreatitis in exacerbation. Tests reporting free activation peptides from the zymogens prophospholipase A, procolipase and proelastases are also applicable in non-pancreatic diseases where activation of these zymogens, sharing sequence homology in the activation peptide C-terminal region with pancreatic isoenzymes, forms part of the molecular pathology of the condition.
摘要:
The invention provides a nucleotide sequence representing a pathogenicity island found in species of pathogenic mycobacteria. The islands are shown as SEQ ID NOS: 3 and 4 and comprises several open reading frames encoding polypeptides. These polypeptides and their use in diagnosis and therapy form a further aspect of the invention.
摘要翻译:本发明提供了表示在致病性分枝杆菌种中发现的致病性岛的核苷酸序列。 这些岛被显示为SEQ ID NO:3和4,并且包含编码多肽的几个开放阅读框。 这些多肽及其在诊断和治疗中的用途形成本发明的另一方面。
摘要:
Compounds of the general formula: ##STR1## wherein n is an integer from 2 to 6, m is an integer from 2 to 4, p is an integer from 1 to 3, R is H, an amino protecting group conventionally used in peptide chemistry or a solid phase support, R.sub.1 is H or a carboxy protecting group conventionally used in peptide chemistry and R.sub.2 is H or alkyl or H.sub.2 N--C.dbd.NH are useful for inhibiting the activity of enterokinases.
摘要:
The invention provides a nucleotide sequence representing a pathogenicity island found in species of pathogenic mycobacteria. The islands are shown as SEQ ID NOS: 3 and 4 and comprises several open reading frames encoding polypeptides. These polypeptides and their use in diagnosis and therapy form a further aspect of the invention.
摘要翻译:本发明提供了表示在致病性分枝杆菌种中发现的致病性岛的核苷酸序列。 这些岛被显示为SEQ ID NO:3和4,并且包含编码多肽的几个开放阅读框。 这些多肽及其在诊断和治疗中的用途形成本发明的另一方面。
摘要:
The present invention relates to molecules, which can be used to induce a therapeutic or prophylactic immune response against MAP. In particular, the present invention relates to polypeptides comprising an alipC polypeptide sequence, a gsd polypeptide sequence, a p12 polypeptide sequence and an mpa polypeptide sequence, wherein said ahpC polypeptide comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, a variant thereof having more than 70% amino acid sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 2 across the full length of SEQ ID NO: 2, or a fragment of at least 8 amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 2 which comprises an epitope; said gsd polypeptide comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6, a variant thereof having more than 70% amino acid sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 6 across the full length of SEQ ID NO: 6, or a fragment of at least 8 amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 6 which comprises an epitope; said pi 2 polypeptide comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 10, a variant thereof having more than 70% amino acid sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 10 across the full length of SEQ ID NO: 10, or a fragment of at least 8 amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 10 which comprises an epitope; and said mpa polypeptide comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 14, a variant thereof having more than 70% amino acid sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 14 across the full length of SEQ ID NO: 14, or a fragment of at least 8 amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 14 which comprises an epitope. Preferably such a variant maintains the ability to generate an immune response against the unmodified polypeptide.
摘要翻译:本发明涉及可用于诱导针对MAP的治疗或预防性免疫应答的分子。 特别地,本发明涉及包含alipC多肽序列,gsd多肽序列,p12多肽序列和mpa多肽序列的多肽,其中所述ahpC多肽包含SEQ ID NO:2的序列,其变体具有多于 SEQ ID NO:2的全长与SEQ ID NO:2的70%氨基酸序列同一性,或包含SEQ ID NO:2的至少8个氨基酸的片段; 所述gsd多肽包含SEQ ID NO:6的序列,其在SEQ ID NO:6的全长上与SEQ ID NO:6具有超过70%的氨基酸序列同一性的变体,或至少8个氨基的片段 包含表位的SEQ ID NO:6的酸; 所述pi 2多肽包含SEQ ID NO:10的序列,其在SEQ ID NO:10全长与SEQ ID NO:10具有超过70%氨基酸序列同一性的变体,或至少8个 包含表位的SEQ ID NO:10的氨基酸; 并且所述mpa多肽包含SEQ ID NO:14的序列,其在SEQ ID NO:14全长与SEQ ID NO:14具有超过70%氨基酸序列同一性的变体,或至少8个 包含表位的SEQ ID NO:14的氨基酸。 优选地,这种变体保持产生针对未修饰多肽的免疫应答的能力。
摘要:
The present invention relates to molecules, which can be used to induce a therapeutic or prophylactic immune response against MAP. In particular, the present invention relates to polypeptides comprising an alipC polypeptide sequence, a gsd polypeptide sequence, a p12 polypeptide sequence and an mpa polypeptide sequence, wherein said ahpC polypeptide comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, a variant thereof having more than 70% amino acid sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 2 across the full length of SEQ ID NO: 2, or a fragment of at least 8 amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 2 which comprises an epitope; said gsd polypeptide comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6, a variant thereof having more than 70% amino acid sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 6 across the full length of SEQ ID NO: 6, or a fragment of at least 8 amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 6 which comprises an epitope; said pi 2 polypeptide comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 10, a variant thereof having more than 70% amino acid sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 10 across the full length of SEQ ID NO: 10, or a fragment of at least 8 amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 10 which comprises an epitope; and said mpa polypeptide comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 14, a variant thereof having more than 70% amino acid sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 14 across the full length of SEQ ID NO: 14, or a fragment of at least 8 amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 14 which comprises an epitope. Preferably such a variant maintains the ability to generate an immune response against the unmodified polypeptide.
摘要翻译:本发明涉及可用于诱导针对MAP的治疗或预防性免疫应答的分子。 特别地,本发明涉及包含alipC多肽序列,gsd多肽序列,p12多肽序列和mpa多肽序列的多肽,其中所述ahpC多肽包含SEQ ID NO:2的序列,其变体具有多于 SEQ ID NO:2的全长与SEQ ID NO:2的70%氨基酸序列同一性,或包含SEQ ID NO:2的至少8个氨基酸的片段; 所述gsd多肽包含SEQ ID NO:6的序列,其在SEQ ID NO:6的全长上与SEQ ID NO:6具有超过70%的氨基酸序列同一性的变体,或至少8个氨基的片段 包含表位的SEQ ID NO:6的酸; 所述pi 2多肽包含SEQ ID NO:10的序列,其在SEQ ID NO:10全长与SEQ ID NO:10具有超过70%氨基酸序列同一性的变体,或至少8个 包含表位的SEQ ID NO:10的氨基酸; 并且所述mpa多肽包含SEQ ID NO:14的序列,其在SEQ ID NO:14全长与SEQ ID NO:14具有超过70%氨基酸序列同一性的变体,或至少8个 包含表位的SEQ ID NO:14的氨基酸。 优选地,这种变体保持产生针对未修饰多肽的免疫应答的能力。
摘要:
This invention relates to the protein, Mycobacterium paratuberculosis acylase (mpa) and the gene encoding mpa, which we have identified in the pathogen Mycobacterium paratuberculosis Mptb (also designated Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis MAP), and to their use in the diagnosis of Mptb/MAP infections in animals and humans, as well as their use as components of vaccines for the prevention and treatment of diseases caused by Mptb/MAP. The importance of an intact uninterrupted mpa gene as a determinant of pathogenicity in Mptb/MAP is recognized and the invention also provides attenuated strains of normally pathogenic Mptb/MAP and other mycobacteria in which mpa has been inactivated, for use as vaccines.
摘要:
The present invention relates to molecules, which can be used to induce a therapeutic or prophylactic immune response against MAP. In particular, the present invention relates to polypeptides comprising an alipC polypeptide sequence, a gsd polypeptide sequence, a p12 polypeptide sequence and an mpa polypeptide sequence, wherein said ahpC polypeptide comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, a variant thereof having more than 70% amino acid sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 2 across the full length of SEQ ID NO: 2, or a fragment of at least 8 amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 2 which comprises an epitope; said gsd polypeptide comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6, a variant thereof having more than 70% amino acid sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 6 across the full length of SEQ ID NO: 6, or a fragment of at least 8 amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 6 which comprises an epitope; said pi 2 polypeptide comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 10, a variant thereof having more than 70% amino acid sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 10 across the full length of SEQ ID NO: 10, or a fragment of at least 8 amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 10 which comprises an epitope; and said mpa polypeptide comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 14, a variant thereof having more than 70% amino acid sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 14 across the full length of SEQ ID NO: 14, or a fragment of at least 8 amino acids of SEQ ID NO: 14 which comprises an epitope. Preferably such a variant maintains the ability to generate an immune response against the unmodified polypeptide.
摘要翻译:本发明涉及可用于诱导针对MAP的治疗或预防性免疫应答的分子。 特别地,本发明涉及包含alipC多肽序列,gsd多肽序列,p12多肽序列和mpa多肽序列的多肽,其中所述ahpC多肽包含SEQ ID NO:2的序列,其变体具有多于 SEQ ID NO:2的全长与SEQ ID NO:2的70%氨基酸序列同一性,或包含SEQ ID NO:2的至少8个氨基酸的片段; 所述gsd多肽包含SEQ ID NO:6的序列,其在SEQ ID NO:6的全长上与SEQ ID NO:6具有超过70%的氨基酸序列同一性的变体,或至少8个氨基的片段 包含表位的SEQ ID NO:6的酸; 所述pi 2多肽包含SEQ ID NO:10的序列,其在SEQ ID NO:10全长与SEQ ID NO:10具有超过70%氨基酸序列同一性的变体,或至少8个 包含表位的SEQ ID NO:10的氨基酸; 并且所述mpa多肽包含SEQ ID NO:14的序列,其在SEQ ID NO:14全长与SEQ ID NO:14具有超过70%氨基酸序列同一性的变体,或至少8个 包含表位的SEQ ID NO:14的氨基酸。 优选地,这种变体保持产生针对未修饰多肽的免疫应答的能力。
摘要:
The invention provides a nucleotide sequence representing a pathogenicity island found in species of pathogenic mycobacteria. The islands are shown as SEQ ID NOs: 3 and 4 and comprises several open reading frames encoding polypeptides. These polypeptides and their use in diagnosis and therapy form a further aspect of the invention.