Methods and Compositions for the Display of Polypeptides on the Pili of Gram-positive Bacteria

Provided herein are methods and compositions for the display of polypeptides of interest on the tip of pili of Gram-positive bacteria. According to the present invention, the polypeptide of interest is amino terminal to a Gram-positive bacterial pilus tip protein or an active variant or fragment thereof, wherein the active variant or fragment comprises a cleaved cell wall sorting signal (CWSS) motif. The Gram-positive bacterium displaying a polypeptide of interest on the tip of pili that are disclosed herein are useful, for example, in methods for immunizing a subject with an antigen and methods for removing contaminants from a composition.

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Patents:
WO 2,009,137,763

Inventor(s): SCOTT JUNE [US]; ZAEHNER DOROTHEA [US]; QUIGLEY BERNARD [US]

Type of Offer: Licensing



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