Inventors:
Lucy F. Lee - East Lansing MI
Aly M. Fadly - Okemos MI
Henry D. Hunt - Okemos MI
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of
Agriculture - Washington DC
International Classification:
A61K 3912
A61K 3921
C12N 1500
Abstract:
The envelope (env) gene from avian leukosis virus subgroup J (ALV-J) strain Hc1 has been isolated, sequenced and cloned into an expression vector. The ALV-J Hc1 env gene and expressed protein are useful for development of diagnostic assays to detect Hc1-specific nucleic acid and proteins and for eliciting an immune response in chickens.