Retargeted herpesvirus with a glycoprotein H fusion

摘要

The present invention relates to the field of disease therapy. More specifically, it relates to a retargeted herpesvirus having a heterologous polypeptide fused to glycoprotein H, wherein the polypeptide targets diseased cells. It also relates to a nucleic acid comprising the genome of the herpesvirus of the invention, a vector comprising this nucleic acid and a cell comprising the nucleic acid or the vector. It further relates to killing cells using the herpesvirus of the invention and to methods for growing it in vitro.