1007results about "Fusions for specific cell targeting" patented technology

Aspects of the disclosure relate to complexes comprising an anti-TfR1 antibody covalently linked (e.g., via a linker such as a peptide linker) to a lysosomal enzyme (e.g., an acid alpha glucosidase enzyme), and methods of making and using the fusion complexes to treat a lysosomal storage disease (e.g., Pompe disease).

Provided herein are engineered immune cells and populations thereof for administration to patients to treat cancer (e.g., solid tumors or liquid tumors) and other conditions. The cells are engineered to functionally express a reduced level of one or more of RFX5, NLRC5, TAP2, β2m, TRAC, RFXAP, CIITA and RFXANK. The cells optionally are further engineered to express one or more than one additional protein such as an antigen binding protein (e.g., a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) or T cell receptor) to target tumor cells or other damaged cells in the patient and / or to express other genes at a reduced level. Also provided are methods of making and using the engineered cells, compositions and kits comprising them, and methods of treating by administering the cells and the compositions.

Chimeric antigen receptors that include an antigen recognition domain; a spacer domain derived from a modified immunoglobulin Fc region having one or more mutations in its CH2 region resulting in impaired binding to an FcR; and an intracellular signaling domain.

The invention relates to the technical field of biology, and particularly discloses a recombinant protein for improving the curative effect of an ADC drug and application of the recombinant protein. The recombinant protein comprises a tumor cell surface targeting structure, a cell transmembrane structure and toxin molecules, the toxin molecule is connected and fused with the tumor cell surface targeting structure and / or the cell transmembrane structure; the tumor cell surface targeting structure is a protein structure capable of being specifically combined with a tumor cell surface target spot; and the cell penetrating structure is a protein structure for mediating the recombinant protein to penetrate through a cell membrane to enter the cell. The tumor cell surface targeting structure is used for specifically recognizing a target cell surface target spot, the killing activity of a conventional antibody is brought into play, then toxin molecules are brought into tumor cells through the cell transmembrane structure, toxin is released, the tumor killing effect is achieved, the ADC drug curative effect is improved, and the ADC drug application prospect is wide. The transmembrane efficiency of the cell transmembrane structure can be improved to 50-90%, so that the traditional ADC drug treatment window is improved.

Provided herein are chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) for cancer therapy, and more particularly, CARs containing a scFv from an anti-ROR-1 monoclonal antibody. Provided are immune effector cells containing such CARs, and methods of treating proliferative disorders.

A chimeric autoantibody receptor (CAAR) that enables targeting of an immune cell to autoantibody producing B cells. The CAAR includes an autoantigen or fragment thereof that is bound by autoantibodies associated with neurological autoimmune disease primarily targeting the central nervous system. Also disclosed is a nucleic acid molecule encoding a chimeric autoantibody receptor (CAAR), the nucleic acid sequence encoding an autoantigen or fragment thereof that is bound by autoantibodies associated with a neurological autoimmune disease primarily targeting the central nervous system, a transmembrane domain, and an intracellular signaling domain, a vector comprising a nucleic acid molecule encoding a chimeric autoantibody receptor (CAAR), a genetically modified immune cell comprising the nucleic acid molecule encoding the CAAR and use of the immune cell in the treatment or prevention of a neurological autoimmune disease primarily targeting the central nervous system, such as an autoimmune encephalopathy or encephalomyelopathy, preferably anti-NMDAR encephalitis.

The invention belongs to the technical field of biology, and particularly relates to an anti-porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus antibody or an antigen binding fragment thereof and application thereof. The antibody or the antigen binding fragment thereof can specifically recognize and bind the porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus or the GP4 protein thereof, and has good affinity with the porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus or the GP4 protein thereof; the compound can be used for preparing products for diagnosing, preventing and / or treating porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus infection or diseases caused by porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus infection, detecting existence or level of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus or GP4 protein thereof in a sample or screening drugs for preventing and / or treating porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus infection or diseases caused by porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus infection.

The invention provides compositions and methods for treating diseases associated with expression of CD20 or CD22. The invention also relates to chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) specific to CD20 or CD22, vectors encoding the same, and recombinant T or natural killer (NK) cells comprising the CD20 CAR or CD22 CAR. The invention also includes methods of administering a genetically modified T cell or NK cell expressing a CAR that comprises a CD20 or CD22 binding domain.

The present invention relates to chimeric antigen receptors (CAR) against multiple but not all human leukocyte antigen (HLA-G) isoforms. More specifically, the invention concerns CARs that are specific for HLA-G β2M-free or β2M-associated immunosuppressive isoforms respectively.

The present invention is directed to a monoclonal anti-human CS1 clone 7A8D5 antibody or a single-chain variable fragment (scFv), comprising VH having the amino acid of SEQ ID NO: 4 and VL having the amino acid of SEQ ID NO: 5. The present invention is also directed to a chimeric antigen receptor fusion protein comprising from N-terminus to C-terminus: (i) CS1 scFv of the present invention, (ii) a transmembrane domain, (iii) at least one co-stimulatory domains, and (iv) an activating domain.

Systems and methods are presented that provide for improved NK cell function. In preferred aspects, NK-92 cells express recombinant er / LSP-IL-15 to so render the NK-92 cells independent of exogenous cytokines and to provide extracellular immune stimulation.

Chimeric antigen receptors for use in treating malignant melanoma and other cancers expressing CS1 are described.

Provided herein are nucleic acids, pharmaceutical compositions and vaccines that express one or more cancer antigen comprising PD-L1 and / or IDO1. Also provided herein are methods for treating a cancer.

The invention relates to combination therapies employing an anti-PD1 / anti-LAG3 bispecific antibody and an HLA-G T cell-activating bispecific antibody, the use of these combination therapies for the treatment of cancer and methods of using the combination therapies.

Disclosed are a new interleukin-2 (IL-2) mutant protein and the use thereof. Compared with wild-type IL-2, the IL-2 mutant protein has improved properties, such as an improved IL-2 receptor binding property and improved druggability. Also provided are a fusion protein, dimer and immunoconjugate comprising the IL-2 mutant protein, nucleic acids encoding the IL-2 mutant protein, the dimer and the immunoconjugate, and a vector and host cell comprising the nucleic acid. Further provided are methods for preparing the IL-2 mutant protein, the fusion protein, the dimer and the immunoconjugate, a pharmaceutical composition containing same, and the therapeutic use thereof.

The invention discloses a method for enhancing mechanical force of CAR-T cells on target cells to overcome mechanical immune checkpoints of SFs and application, and relates to the technical field of crossing of immunotherapy and biomechanics, in particular to CAR-T cells targeting fibroblast activated protein. The invention discloses a CAR-T (chimeric antigen receptor T-T) cell and SFs (small-form-factor s) DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) nano connector for connecting the CAR-T cell with the SFs, the formation of a CAR cluster and mechanical force transmission are promoted by shortening the membrane spacing of an immune synaptic interface to 16-28nm, the DNA nano connector is formed by self-assembling complementary tetrahedral DNA structures, and the TDS comprises a single-stranded DNA vertex S4 with the length of 24-58 nucleotides. According to the method for enhancing the mechanical force of the CAR-T cells on the target cells to overcome the mechanical immune checkpoints of the SFs and the application, the escape and killing problems of the soft target cells are solved, the soft target cells are efficiently removed, and the killing rate of the CAR-T cells treated by DNJ-17 on the SFs is remarkably increased.

The invention belongs to the technical field of biology, and particularly relates to an anti-porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus antibody as well as a preparation method and application thereof. The antibody or the antigen binding fragment thereof can specifically recognize and bind the porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus or the GP4 protein thereof, and has good affinity with the porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus or the GP4 protein thereof; the compound can be used for preparing products for diagnosing, preventing and / or treating porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus infection or diseases caused by porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus infection, detecting existence or level of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus or GP4 protein thereof in a sample or screening drugs for preventing and / or treating porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus infection or diseases caused by porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus infection.

An improved method of treating cancers with engineered T cells is described.

The invention relates to a CAR-T (Chimeric Antigen Receptor-T) cell targeting SLC7A11.

The present application relates to the field of immunology, and particularly relates to a novel IL-15 fusion protein and application thereof. The present application provides an IL-15 transmembrane fusion protein, which is applied to NK cells or CAR-NK cells, can significantly enhance the tumor killing function of NK cells and CAR-NK cells, and can effectively promote the proliferation of NK cells and CAR-NK cells. It provides an important basis for developing NK cell products armored by the IL-15 transmembrane fusion protein, which are independent of any tumor target, thereby reducing the cycle and cost of CAR-NK development. Meanwhile, the present application respectively carries out function research in blood tumors expressing CD19 and solid tumors expressing CD276, and the results indicate the broad-spectrum application prospect of the structure in tumors.

Surrogate co-receptors for T cells, including T cells expressing chimeric receptors comprising major histocompatibility molecules grafted onto T cell receptor molecules. The surrogate co-receptors feature a portion of CD8, wherein the Ig domains of CD8 are replaced with Ig domains that confer novel specificities (e.g. antibody Fv fragments specific for a target of interest.) The surrogate co-receptors may be used to help enhance CRMpMHC-CD3 signaling as part of a 5-module receptor system. The present invention also describes Lck fusions.

The present invention relates to polypeptides binding Aggrecan as well as ADAMTS5 and / or MMP13, more in particular to polypeptides that comprise or essentially consist of immunoglobulins binding Aggrecan as well as immunoglobulins binding ADAMTS5 and / or immunoglobulins binding MMP13 (also referred to herein as "polypeptides of the invention", and "immunoglobulin(s) of the invention", respectively). The invention also relates to constructs comprising such immunoglobulins, such as immunoglobulin single variable domains (ISVDs) or polypeptides as well as nucleic acids encoding such immunoglobulins or polypeptides (also referred to herein as "nucleic acid(s) of the invention"; to methods for preparing such immunoglobulins, polypeptides and constructs; to host cells expressing or capable of expressing such immunoglobulins or polypeptides; to compositions, and in particular to pharmaceutical compositions, that comprise such immunoglobulins, polypeptides, constructs, nucleic acids and / or host cells; and to uses of immunoglobulins, polypeptides, constructs, nucleic acids, host cells and / or compositions, in particular for prophylactic and / or therapeutic purposes, such as the prophylactic and / or therapeutic purposes mentioned herein. Other aspects, embodiments, advantages and applications of the invention will become clear from the further description herein.

The present invention provides ROR1 specific chimeric antigen receptors (CAR) and their therapeutic use. The CAR comprises a signal peptide, a ROR1 antigen binding domain, a hinge, a transmembrane domain, a co-stimulatory domain and an intracellular signaling domain. The modified immune cells endowed with such CARs are suitable for treating malignancies such as cancer, chronic lymphocyte leukemia (CLL), and acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL).

The present disclosure provides chimeric antigen receptors, compostions, and methods thereof. In one embodiment the present disclosure provides a method of treating autoimmune diseases, asthma, and preventing or mediating organ rejection in a subject.

The invention relates to an anti-CD7 nano antibody and application thereof, the antibody comprises a heavy chain variable region, and the heavy chain variable region comprises CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3. According to the invention, the anti-CD7 antibody is screened, and the anti-CD7 antibody only comprises a heavy chain variable region, has high affinity and specificity, can efficiently target a CD7 antigen, is simple in structure and easy to prepare, and has important application value in the field of preparation of drugs taking CD7 as a target spot.

Compositions and methods for treating enzyme-deficiency diseases are disclosed. Multidomain therapeutic proteins containing an internalization effector binding domain and a lysosomal replacement enzyme activity are disclosed. The multidomain therapeutic proteins are capable of entering cells, segregating to the lysosome, and delivering the replacement enzyme activity to the lysosome.

The present invention relates to an immunogenic construct with the capability to activate the mammalian immune system. In particular, the present invention relates to an immunogenic construct comprising bacterial proteins or fragments thereof that can both target and activate immune cells through interaction with pattern recognition receptors (PRR) expressed on the immune cells.

The present invention is directed to a humanized BCMA single-chain variable fragment (scFv), comprising VH having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4 and VL having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5. The present invention is also directed to a BCMA chimeric antigen receptor fusion protein comprising from N-terminus to C-terminus: (i) a single-chain variable fragment (scFv) of the present invention, (ii) a transmembrane domain, (iii) at least one co-stimulatory domains, and (iv) an activating domain. This humanized BCMA-CAR-T cells have specific killing activity with secretion of cytokine IFN-gamma in CAR-T cells in vitro and in vivo.