7474results about "Genetically modified cells" patented technology

The invention provides compositions and methods for treating cancer by using immune effector cells (e.g., T cells, NK cells) engineered to conditionally express an agent which enhances the immune effector response of an immune effector cell that expresses a Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR). The conditional agents described herein include agents that target a cancer associated antigen, e.g., a CAR, agents that inhibit one or more checkpoint inhibitors of the immune response, and a cytokine.

The invention provides an artificial nucleic acid molecule which is used for improving the expression quantity of target amino acid, polypeptide or protein. The artificial nucleic acid molecule at least comprises a target 5'untranslated region (UTR), a target coding region (CDS) and a target 3 'untranslated region (UTR). Wherein the sequence of the target 5 'UTR is one of the following sequences: 5' UTR of a high-expression gene and a 5 'UTR variant of the high-expression gene. The sequence of the target 3 'UTR is one of the following sequences: 3' UTR of a high-expression gene and a 3 'UTR variant of the high-expression gene. Optionally, the artificial nucleic acid molecule may further comprise, for example, a 5 '-end cap structure (Cap), a PolyA tail. The 5 'UTR and the 3' UTR have regulating effects on translation and stability of nucleic acid molecules, so that the 5 'UTR, the 3' UTR and variants thereof are selected from high-expression genes, the nucleic acid molecules can be further stabilized and are not easy to degrade, and the amount of protein or polypeptide obtained by translation of the nucleic acid molecules can be increased. The invention also provides methods for making, delivering, and using such artificial nucleic acid molecules, as well as the use of the artificial nucleic acid molecules for the treatment and / or prevention of related diseases or disorders.

The invention discloses a site for stably expressing protein in a CHO cell gene NW023276806.1 and application of the site, and belongs to the technical field of biological genes. The site belongs to a fixed position in a CHO cell genome, different protein genes are introduced based on a micro-homologous end connection mechanism through a CRISPR / Cas9 tool, and stable expression is carried out. By adopting a site-specific integration method, a target gene is integrated to a stable expression area in a site-specific manner, repeated high-expression monoclonal screening is effectively avoided, and an MMEJ mechanism is introduced to integrate a donor fragment, so that the research and development time for constructing a stable expression cell strain in biological pharmacy can be effectively shortened, and the cost is reduced.

Recombinant NK cells, and especially recombinant NK-92 cells express a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) having an intracellular domain of FcεRIγ. Notably, CAR constructs with an intracellular domain of FcεRIγ had a substantially prolonged duration of expression and significantly extended cytotoxicity over time. The CAR may be expressed from RNA and DNA, preferably as a tricistronic construct that further encodes CD16 and a cytokine to confer autocrine growth support. Advantageously, such constructs also enable high levels of transfection and expression of the recombinant proteins and provide a convenient selection marker to facilitate rapid production of recombinant NK / NK-92 cells.

The invention discloses a method for improving beef quality, an action mechanism and an experimental method, in a cattle body, vitamin A can activate the expression of EBF2 through an active metabolite RA of the vitamin A, and the EBF2 can inhibit the transcription process of CYP26B1 in a targeted manner to maintain the activity of a retinol signal channel, so that PPAR gamma and downstream lipid metabolism related genes thereof are activated, and the activity of the retinol signal channel is improved. Fatty acid transport and lipid accumulation in fat cells in the cattle muscle are promoted, fat deposition in the cattle muscle is promoted, and the beef quality is improved. By constructing the molecular network for regulating and controlling the formation of the fat in the cattle muscle, a complex regulation and control mechanism for controlling the fat deposition in the cattle muscle can be understood more deeply, a method for improving the beef quality based on regulating and controlling the vitamin A mediated key factor EBF2 is provided, and a new way is provided for improving the beef quality in a targeted manner.

The invention provides a specific T cell receptor targeting KRAS G12V mutant epitope peptide (such as an amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 2) and anti-tumor application of the specific T cell receptor. The specific T cell receptor is composed of two peptide chains alpha and beta and can be specifically combined with a VVGAVGVGK-HLA-A * 11: 01 compound. The invention also provides an antigen binding fragment of the specific T cell receptor, a nucleic acid sequence for coding the T cell receptor, a vector containing the nucleic acid sequence, an engineered cell for expressing the T cell receptor, a composition containing the T cell receptor and application thereof. In addition, the invention also provides a method for screening the KRAS G12V specific T cell receptor. The specific T cell receptor and the antigen binding fragment thereof provided by the invention can be used as an immune effect activator to stimulate the immune response of a body, so that the effect of resisting diseases such as tumors and the like is achieved.

Disclosed herein are engineered rhizobia having nif clusters that enable the fixation of nitrogen under free-living conditions, as well as ammonium and oxygen tolerant nitrogen fixation under free-living conditions. Also provided are methods for producing nitrogen for consumption by a cereal crop using these engineered rhizobia.

The invention provides a UTR (Untranslated Region) sequence for improving mRNA (Messenger Ribonucleic Acid) stability and translation efficiency and application of the UTR sequence, and particularly provides an mRNA molecule which comprises a coding region for coding polypeptide or protein and a fragment thereof, a 5 'UTR sequence positioned at the upstream of the coding region and / or a 3' UTR sequence positioned at the downstream of the coding region, the 5 'UTR sequence is a nucleotide sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 1, and the 3' UTR sequence is a nucleotide sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 2; and / or, the 5 'UTR sequence is a nucleotide sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 3, and the 3' UTR sequence is a nucleotide sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 4. According to the present invention, the mRNA stability and the translation efficiency are improved through the new and optimized UTR sequence, and the UTR sequence can be used as the element for enhancing the RNA expression efficiency in the nucleic acid treatment drug or the mRNA vaccine so as to provide more and better choices for the mRNA therapy.

The invention discloses a novel application of an RNF6 gene, namely, an application of screening a medicine for preventing and / or treating Zika virus infection, aiming at inhibiting expression of the RNF6 gene or knocking out the RNF6 gene. A series of functional experiments prove that the RNF6 gene promotes the replication of the Zika virus, and the purpose of reducing the replication of the Zika virus can be achieved by using an expression inhibitor of the RNF6 gene or knocking out the RNF6 gene; experimental results show that the RNF6 gene can be used as a potential target for preventing and / or treating Zika virus infection, and a new direction is provided for development of drugs for preventing and / or treating Zika virus infection targeting the RNF6 gene in the future.

The present invention relates to a method for constructing an eight-gene-edited xenogeneic organ transplantation donor pig, belonging to the field of animal biotechnology. In the wild-type porcine fetal fibroblast cell line, the GGTA1, β4GalNT2, and CMAH genes are knocked out by using the CRISPR / Cas9 gene editing technology, and the humanized genes of hCD39, hCD46, hCD55, hCD59, and hTBM are transfected. Combining with somatic cell cloning technology, GTKO / β4GalNT2KO / CMAHKO / hCD39 / hCD46 / hCD55 / hCD59 / hTBM eight-gene-edited cloned pigs are constructed. Further, through genotype, mRNA, protein expression identification and functional analysis, eight-gene-edited xenogeneic organ transplantation donor pigs are obtained. The present invention solves the technical problems of high production difficulty, low efficiency, and low survival rate of donor pigs for multi-gene-edited xenogeneic organ transplantation, and maximally solves the common problems of immune rejection reaction and complement dysregulation faced during xenogeneic organ transplantation, laying a foundation for more targeted development of donor pigs suitable for different tissue and organ xenotransplantation, and having important value for promoting the clinical transformation of xenogeneic organ transplantation.

Disclosed are compositions and methods for preventing graft versus host disease (GVHD) in subjects receiving donor cells. In particular, chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) polypeptides are disclosed that can be used with adoptive cell transfer suppress alloreactive donor cells. Also disclosed are immune effector cells, such as T cells or Natural Killer (NK) cells, that are engineered to express these CARs. Therefore, also disclosed are methods of suppressing alloreactive donor cells in a subject receiving transplant donor cells that involves adoptive transfer of the disclosed immune effector cells engineered to express the disclosed CARs.

The present invention is related to the field of protein engineering technology which increases the enzymatic activity and thermal stability of human hyaluronidase which is an enzyme that hydrolyzes hyaluronic acid; and more particularly to hyaluronidase PH20 variants or fragments thereof, which comprise one or more amino acid residue substitutions in the region corresponding to the alpha-helix region and its linker region in the amino acid sequence of wild-type PH20 of SEQ ID NO: 1 and in which one or more amino acid residues at the N-terminus and / or the C-terminus are selectively cleaved additionally.Specifically, the present invention relates to PH20 variants or fragments thereof, which comprise one or more amino acid residue substitutions selected from the group consisting of T341A, T341C, T341G, S343E, M345T, K349E, L353A, L354I, N356E and I361T in wild-type PH20 having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, and additionally comprise the substitution of amino acids located in the alpha-helix 8 region and / or a linker region between alpha-helix 7 and alpha-helix 8 in the amino acid sequence of wild-type PH20, and in which one or more amino acids located at the N-terminal and C-terminal regions are deleted.

The invention belongs to the technical field of biology, and particularly relates to a mouse hepatitis virus antibody or an antigen binding fragment thereof as well as a preparation method and application thereof. The antibody or the antigen binding fragment thereof can specifically recognize and bind to the mouse hepatitis virus or the NSP3 protein thereof, and has good affinity with the mouse hepatitis virus or the NSP3 protein thereof; the kit can be used for preparing products for diagnosing, preventing and / or treating mouse hepatitis virus infection or diseases caused by the mouse hepatitis virus infection, detecting existence or level of mouse hepatitis virus or NSP3 protein in a sample, screening medicines for preventing and / or treating the mouse hepatitis virus infection or the diseases caused by the mouse hepatitis virus infection, and carrying out basic research and / or vaccine development.

Provided herein are altered cell lines comprising a suspension cell line adapted from an adherent cell line having a different expression profile from a corresponding non-altered adherent cell line, methods for generating altered cell lines, and methods of characterizing altered expression profiles for a gene, a transcript, or a protein in an altered cell line.

The invention discloses application of MIGA2 as a therapeutic target in a medicine for preventing and treating Alzheimer's disease, and belongs to the technical field of biological medicine. The MIGA2 gene is used as a therapeutic target to be applied to development, screening or preparation of drugs for preventing and treating Alzheimer's disease. After an MIGA2 overexpression plasmid is adopted to transfect an Alzheimer's disease cell model, it is found that autophagy flow in cells can be promoted and accumulation of related toxic proteins can be reduced, it is proved that MIGA2 has the neuroprotective effect on the Alzheimer's disease, and a new way and exploration direction are provided for treatment of the Alzheimer's disease.

The invention provides an antibody specifically combined with CDH6 (cadherin 6) and application thereof, and particularly discloses mouse and humanized antibodies combined with CDH6 as well as a preparation method and application thereof, and the mouse and humanized antibodies have better affinity with CDH6 protein and better endocytosis activity, so that the mouse and humanized antibodies can be applied to preparation of medicines for treating tumors and the like.

The present disclosure provides bispecific chimeric antigen receptors that target BCMA and CD19. The CAR may comprise an scFv targeting BCMA and an scFv targeting CD19, a hinge region, a transmembrane domain, a co-stimulatory region, and a cytoplasm signaling domain. Chimeric antigen receptors can be used to treat autoimmune disorders or cancer.

The invention discloses a bispecific nano antibody targeting CXCL1 and PD-L1 and application thereof, and belongs to the technical field of antibody engineering and bioengineering. The bispecific nano-antibody targeting CXCL1 and PD-L1 comprises at least one nano-antibody for recognizing a target CXCL1 and a nano-antibody for recognizing a target PD-L1, and nano-antibody monomers are connected through a linker. The bispecific nano-antibody targeting PD-L1 / CXCL1 provided by the invention has a unique structure, so that the bispecific nano-antibody targeting PD-L1 / CXCL1 has specific recognition and binding capacities to CXCL1 and PD-L1, the affinity to CXCL1 reaches 1.08 nM, the affinity to PD-L1 reaches 1.09 nM, drug resistance of a patient to antibody treatment caused by immune escape can be effectively prevented, and the bispecific nano-antibody targeting PD-L1 / CXCL1 is suitable for more patients and has good clinical application prospects. And a new thought is provided for CRC treatment.

Embodiments of the invention include compositions and methods related to engineered human mucosal-associated invariant T (eMAIT) cells for off-the-shelf use for clinical therapy for cancer, infectious, and autoimmune diseases. In some embodiments, the eMAIT cells are produced from healthy human donor peripheral blood, cord blood, or G-CSF mobilized peripheral blood. In particular embodiments, the eMAIT cells are produced from a pluripotent stem cell line and therefore can be of unlimited supply. In some embodiments, the eMAIT cells are engineered to express chimeric antigen receptors (CARs), or / and immune regulatory molecules, or / and allorejection resistance molecules. Embodiments of the invention also include compositions of matter comprising polynucleotides encoding mucosal-associated invariant T cell receptor alpha chain polypeptides and / or mucosal-associated invariant T cell receptor beta chain polypeptides.

The invention discloses an anti-TP53 mutation T cell receptor and application thereof, the T cell receptor comprises specific alpha chain and beta chain variable domains, and the complementary determining region (CDR) sequence is shown as SEQ ID NO: 9-14. The TCR has the core advantage that the TCR has excellent broad-spectrum recognition capability, can target six different amino acid substitutions (A, G, I, N, S and T) at the R249 site, and effectively deals with tumor heterogeneity and mutation difference between patients. Aiming at high-frequency HLA-B * 07: 02 alleles in people, the TCR lays a foundation for developing TCR-T cell therapy covering a wide range of people, and has great clinical application value and market potential in treatment of various solid tumors carrying TP53 R249 hotspot mutation, such as liver cancer.

The invention provides immune effector cells (for example, T cells, NK cells) that express a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR), and compositions and methods thereof.

The invention provides a monoclonal antibody of a targeted human folate receptor alpha (FR1). Specifically, a mouse is immunized through FR1 recombinant protein, and a monoclonal antibody with high affinity to FR1 is screened out. In addition, the invention also provides an amino acid sequence of the monoclonal antibody, nucleic acid containing the sequence, a carrier or a conjugate containing the nucleic acid, and application of the monoclonal antibody in FR1 overexpressed tumors / cancers.

The invention relates to the technical field of biological medicine, in particular to an antibody aiming at staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin B and application thereof. A heavy chain variable region of the antibody provided by the invention comprises CDR sequences as shown in SEQ ID NO.1-3, and a light chain variable region of the antibody comprises CDR sequences as shown in SEQ ID NO.9-11. The antibody has high affinity, can specifically bind to staphylococcus aureus SEB, can block binding of SEB and MHC II / TCR, significantly inhibits cytokine storm, shows a dose-dependent protection effect in an MRSA systemic infection model, and can be used for preparing an MRSA systemic infection model. The monoclonal antibody can be used for treating, preventing or diagnosing the infection of the staphylococcus aureus, provides a solution of non-antibiotic therapy for SEB poisoning and drug-resistant staphylococcus aureus infection, and has important clinical and public health values.

The present disclosure relates to T cells engineered to comprise a heterologous nucleic acid sequence encoding a dual mutant transforming growth factor beta 1 (dmTGFB1) under control of a promoter sequence and a modification, e.g., knockdown, of an endogenous nucleic acid sequence encoding a TGFBR2. In certain embodiments, the cells further comprise a modification, e.g., knockdown, of an endogenous nucleic acid sequence encoding a TNFA; a modification, e.g., knockdown, of an endogenous nucleic acid sequence encoding an IFNG; and insertion of sequence(s) encoding a regulatory T cell promoting molecule, and compositions and uses thereof.

Provided are a fusion protein (for example, in the form of a bispecific antibody) binding to CD235a and CD3, a preparation method therefor, and a related use thereof.

Genetically modified cells that are compatible with multiple subjects, e.g., universal donor cells, and methods of generating said genetic modified cells are provided herein. The universal donor cells comprise at least one genetic modification within or near at least one gene that encodes a survival factor, wherein the genetic modification comprises an insertion of a polynucleotide encoding a tolerogenic factor. The universal donor cells may further comprise at least one genetic modification within or near a gene that encodes one or more MHC-I or MHC-II human leukocyte antigens or a component or a transcriptional regulator of a MHC-I or MHC-II complex, wherein said genetic modification comprises an insertion of a polynucleotide encoding a second tolerogenic factor.

The invention provides a monoclonal antibody targeting a human folate receptor alpha subtype. Specifically, a mouse is immunized through FR1 recombinant protein, and a monoclonal antibody with high affinity to FR1 is screened out. In addition, the invention also provides an amino acid sequence of the monoclonal antibody, nucleic acid containing the sequence, a carrier or a conjugate containing the nucleic acid, and application of the monoclonal antibody in FR1 overexpressed tumors / cancers.

The invention relates to methods for culturing cells, and cultured animal cells for use in described method. Also provided is a modified animal cell and guide RNAs targeting genes to be modified in the modified and cultured cells of the invention.

Methods and compositions for treating fibrosis (e.g., cardiac fibrosis), or other conditions associated with inflammation and / or fibrosis are provided. Methods can include administering a nucleic acid encoding a sialic acid-binding immunoglobulin-type lectin 9 (Siglec-9) protein to a subject in need of fibrosis treatment, where the Siglec-9 protein is expressed by the nucleic acid in regulatory T (Treg) cells in the subject. Methods and compositions can include Treg cells that overexpress Siglec-9 to enhance the ability of Treg cells to target cells expressing amine oxidase, copper containing 3 (AOC3), including fibroblasts or myofibroblasts. In some embodiments, the enhanced Treg cells are targeted to myofibroblasts (e.g., cardiac myofibroblasts) with elevated expression of fibrotic genes.

The invention relates to the technical field of biological medicine preparation equipment, and discloses an intelligent CAR-T cell culture system, which comprises an intelligent temperature control and cleaning box body, a double sterilization system and a full-automatic preparation process, and the intelligent temperature control and cleaning box body adopts temperature and humidity control and cleanliness control. The double sterilization system comprises hydrogen peroxide fumigation and ultraviolet circulation disinfection, and the full-automatic preparation process comprises a precise pipeline, a modular reaction unit and an automatic control platform. According to the intelligent CAR-T cell culture system, full-process automatic culture of full-automatic CAR-T cells is realized in a C-level environment, a high-requirement clean environment is not needed, the cost can be greatly reduced, the economic benefit is remarkable, a full-closed pipeline system better meets the requirements of laws and regulations, and the system has greater advantages in the supervision level; the full-automatic operation reduces the intervention of personnel, avoids the potential pollution risk in the process, the full-process automatic cultivation can greatly save the cost, and the cost is saved by 40% compared with the traditional process through comprehensive calculation.