C - Chemistry – Metallurgy – 07 – K
Patent
C - Chemistry, Metallurgy
07
K
C07K 16/28 (2006.01) A61K 39/00 (2006.01) C07K 7/08 (2006.01) C07K 14/705 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2159114
The present invention relates to contraceptive vaccines based on cloned zona pellucida genes and the strategy of alloimmunization with zona pellucida polypeptides. In particular, the present invention relates to a contraceptive vaccine for use in a mammalian female comprising a polypeptide which displays at least one epitope for binding of an antibody that inhibits fertilization of an oocyte by a sperm. This epitope is from a zona pellucida protein of the species in which the said vaccine is used. This invention relates, more particularly, to such vaccines wherein the zona pellucida protein is either the ZP3 or the ZP2 or the ZP1 protein of the mouse or homologues of these proteins in some other mammalian species. Further, this invention comprehends vaccines comprising a synthetic peptide that displays an epitope for such an antibody that inhibits fertilization. In addition, this invention relates to cloned DNA segments variously encoding the mouse ZP3 or ZP2 proteins or the human ZP3 or ZP2 protein.
Department Of Health And Human Services
Smart & Biggar
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