Human parvovirus
The present invention relates to the discovery of a new human parvovirus, methods of detecting the parvovirus and diagnosing parvovirus infection, methods of treating or preventing parvovirus infection, and methods for identifying anti-parvoviral compounds.
1. An operative promoter and a heterologous nucleic acid molecule comprising SEQ ID NO:2 or 3, or the complement thereof.
2. An operative promoter and a heterologous nucleic acid molecule comprising SEQ ID NO:1, or the complement thereof.
3. An operative promoter and a heterologous nucleic acid molecule comprising a fragment of at least 25 nucleotides of SEQ ID NO:1, or the complement thereof.
4. An operative promoter and a heterologous nucleic acid molecule encoding the polypeptide sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:2 or 3.
5. An expression vector comprising the nucleic acid of claim 2 or 4 .
6. An isolated host cell comprising the expression vector of claim 5 .