Patent ID: 7329530
Filing Date: 2008-02-12
Classification: C07K,C12N,C40B

Abstract:
1. A helper phage displaying a mixture of proteins in its coat, wherein said mixture of proteins comprises: a) a g3 phage coat protein able to mediate infection of a host by the helper phage, and b) a mutant form of the g3 phage coat protein, wherein the D1 region, D2 region or both the D1 and D2 regions of the g3 protein are deleted from the mutant form of the g3 phage coat protein, wherein said mutant form of the g3 phage coat protein is unable to mediate infection of a host by the helper phage; wherein the helper phage's genomic DNA sequences are based on the genomic sequences of VCSM13 or M13K07.