Dengue virus glycoprotein E DIII variants and uses thereof
Specific Dengue virus glycoprotein subunit E DIII variants and their uses in preventing and treating Dengue virus infection are disclosed.
1. A Dengue virus glycoprotein subunit E DIII variant comprising variant Ser27 (SEQ ID NO:1), variant SerD1 (SEQ ID NO:2), variant Ala1 (SEQ ID NO:3), variant Ala2 (SEQ ID NO:4), variant Ala3 (SEQ ID NO:5), variant Ala5 (SEQ ID NO:6), variant Ala11 (SEQ ID NO:7), or variant Ala30 (SEQ ID NO:8).
2. The variant of claim 1 consisting of Ser27 (SEQ ID NO:1).
3. The variant of claim 1 consisting of SerD1 (SEQ ID NO:2).
4. The variant of claim 1 consisting of Ala1 (SEQ ID NO:3).
5. The variant of claim 1 consisting of Ala2 (SEQ ID NO:4).
6. The variant of claim 1 consisting of Ala3 (SEQ ID NO:5).
7. The variant of claim 1 consisting of Ala5 (SEQ ID NO:6).
8. The variant of claim 1 consisting of Ala11 (SEQ ID NO:7).
9. The variant of claim 1 consisting of Ala30 (SEQ ID NO:8).
10. The variant of claim 2 , encoded by the nucleic acid set forth in SEQ ID NO:9.
11. The variant of claim 3 , encoded by the nucleic acid set forth in SEQ ID NO:10.
12. The variant of claim 4 , encoded by the nucleic acid set forth in SEQ ID NO:11.
13. The variant of claim 5 , encoded by the nucleic acid set forth in SEQ ID NO:12.
14. The variant of claim 6 , encoded by the nucleic acid set forth in SEQ ID NO:13.
15. The variant of claim 7 , encoded by the nucleic acid set forth in SEQ ID NO:14.
16. The variant of claim 8 , encoded by the nucleic acid set forth in SEQ ID NO:15.
17. The variant of claim 9 , encoded by the nucleic acid set forth in SEQ ID NO:16.
18. A dimer or oligomer comprising any of the variants of claim 1 .
19. A virion of an isolated, recombinant Dengue virus comprising a variant of claim 1 .
20. A Dengue virus composition comprising a variant of claim 1 .
21. The composition of claim 20 further comprising an immunological adjuvant.