BI 1831169 is a recombinant live-attenuated Vesicular Stomatitis Virus (rVSV), modified to replace the VSV-G glycoprotein with the Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus glycoprotein in order to minimize the potential of neurotoxicity for humans and skin disease in animals.
The nOPV2 candidate strains include different combinations of 5 distinct modified regions of the Sabin-2 genome, including changes to the RNA sequence in the 5’ untranslated region of polio genome (5’ UTR), the capsid protein coding region (P1), the non-structural protein 2C, and the polymerase 3D. Of these modifications, only the changes to polymerase 3D result in a change in the amino acid sequence. The rest of the modifications aim to stabilize the genetic sequence against reversion in either the 5’ UTR or capsid regions.
Only notified under the "contained use" procedure. Dossier submitted on 24/04/2018.
