Patent ID: 7432079

Claim:
A fusion protein comprising: (a) a GDF8 peptide domain of 50 amino acids or fewer, or an antigenic fragment of the GDF8 peptide domain; and (b) a plant virus coat protein from a single-stranded plus-sense RNA virus, or at least one fragment of the plant virus coat protein; wherein the GDF8 peptide domain comprises amino acid residues 327 to 346 of SEQ ID NO:1, or the antigenic fragment of the GDF8 peptide domain comprises amino acid residues 327 to 338 of SEQ ID NO: 1; and wherein the fragment of the virus coat protein is missing from 1 to about 10 amino acid residues relatives to the native virus coat protein, or has been divided into two or more domains by the insertion of the GDF8 peptide domain, or is missing from 1 to about 10 amino acid residues relative to the native virus coat protein and has been divided into two or more domains by the insertion of the GDF8 peptide domain.