4405results about "Polypeptide with localisation/targeting motif" patented technology

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 relates, in part, to chimeric proteins comprising consensus interferon, or a variant thereof, and their use as therapeutic agents.

The present disclosure relates generally to multisubunit nucleic acids comprising a plurality of polynucleotide sequences, wherein each polynucleotide sequence of the plurality comprises a target sequence, a linker sequence, and a self-assembling sequence, or a linker sequence, a target sequence, a linker sequence, and a self-assembling sequence, or a combination thereof, wherein each polynucleotide sequence of the plurality is connected to an adjacent polynucleotide sequence of the plurality by a cleavage sequence, and wherein the multisubunit nucleic acid further comprises a signal sequence upstream of one or more of the polynucleotide sequences of the plurality, wherein the target sequence is obtained or derived from a respiratory syncytial virus, a metapneumovirus, a human parainfluenza virus, or a combination thereof. The multisubunit nucleic acid encodes a multisubunit peptide.

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 present disclosure relates to IL12 receptor agonists with improved therapeutic profiles.

Disclosed herein are an engineered immune cell with CD7 gene knock-out and use thereof. According to the present invention, an sgRNA specifically targeting CD7 gene is designed and synthesized, which can accurately target CD7 gene to achieve gene knock-out with high knock-out efficiency. The provided sgRNA can be used for preparing a CD7-targeting engineered immune cell, and can be further used for preparing a CD7-targeting universal CAR-T cell

The present invention relates to modified Dda helicases which can be used to control the movement of analytes such as polynucleotides. The modified Dda helicases are used in analyte detection and characterisation. The present invention also relates to novel protein pores and their uses in analyte detection and characterisation. The invention particularly relates to an isolated pore complex formed by a CsgG-like pore and a modified CsgF peptide, or a homologue or mutant thereof, thereby incorporating an additional channel constriction or reader head in the nanopore.

The invention relates to the technical field of gene engineering, in particular to Escherichia coli for efficient soluble expression of recombinant human collagen III and construction and application thereof. The invention constructs Escherichia coli for efficient soluble expression of recombinant human III type collagen, and the Escherichia coli can co-express the recombinant human III type collagen and molecular chaperone which are regulated and expressed by signal peptide. Experiments prove that the engineering bacterium provided by the invention has the capability of efficient soluble expression of the recombinant human III-type collagen, and the recombinant human III-type collagen provided by the invention has good stability and anti-inflammatory effect.

Compositions of retroviruses and methods of using the same for gene delivery, wherein the retroviruses comprise a viral envelope protein comprising at least one mutation that diminishes its native function, a non-viral membrane-bound protein comprising a membrane-bound domain and an extracellular targeting domain.

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 provides a saccharomyces cerevisiae engineering strain HYB05 capable of releasing astaxanthin in a controllable self-splitting manner. The saccharomyces cerevisiae engineering strain HYB05 is constructed by taking a basic strain for producing astaxanthin as a starting strain, introducing a coding sequence comprising cell wall lyase Lyc, a coding sequence of a signal peptide mutant F8A and a recombinant nucleic acid construct for expressing a regulatory element, and knocking out an SSD1 gene to relieve a translation inhibition effect. The cell wall lyase Lyc is found and disclosed by the inventor for the first time, and the amino acid sequence is shown as SEQ ID NO: 6; the amino acid sequence of the signal peptide mutant F8A is as shown in SEQ ID NO: 8. According to the engineering strain HYB05, by introducing the recombinant nucleic acid construct, the activation of the catalytic activity of cell wall lyase under specific conditions is realized, so that the cell wall of the saccharomyces cerevisiae is broken, and the astaxanthin synthesized by the saccharomyces cerevisiae is released. Compared with the prior art, the astaxanthin is produced through fermentation of the strain, the extraction steps are simplified, extraction of the astaxanthin in the yeast is achieved to the maximum extent, the yield of the astaxanthin is remarkably increased, and the technical effect is remarkable.

Disclosed herein are antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof that specifically bind to human CD19. Chimeric antigen receptors and chimeric antigen receptor transgenes comprising an antigen binding domain that specifically binds to human CD19 are also disclosed. Also described herein are immune cells, viral vectors, and other compositions containing the antibodies, the antigen binding fragments, the chimeric antigen receptors, and / or the chimeric antigen receptor transgenes.

Provided herein are chimeric cytokine receptors bearing a binding domain capable of binding a TGF-β ligand or a TGF-β receptor antibody. When present on chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-bearing immune cells (CAR-T-cells), such receptors allow for increased CAR-T cell expansion, activity and persistence, constitutively and / or through engagement of a TGF-β ligand or a TGF-β receptor antibody. Also provided are methods of making and using the chimeric cytokine receptors described herein.

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.

Chimeric antigen receptors targeted to IL-13Ra2 are described. The targeting domain is a IL13 variant having increased specificity for IL-13Ra2 relative to IL-13Ra1.

Provided herein are novel Glypican 3 (GPC3) antibodies or antigen binding fragments and GPC3 / CD3 bispecific antibodies. The present application also provides chimeric antigen receptors comprising the antibodies or antigen-binding fragments, related CAR-T cells, and preparation methods and uses of the same. The present application further provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising GPC3 antibodies or antigen binding fragments, related GPC3 / CD3 bispecific antibodies, related GPC3 CAR or CAR-T cells, and methods of treating cancer in a subject in need thereof by administering the Glypican 3 (GPC3) antibodies or antigen binding fragments, the bispecific antibodies, the chimeric antigen receptors, the CAR-T cells, or the pharmaceutical compositions. The cancers treated in accordance with the application include Glypican-3-positive cancers.

Genetically engineered immune cells, which express at least two metabolism modulating polypeptides and optionally a chimeric receptor polypeptide (e.g., an antibody-coupled T cell receptor (ACTR) polypeptide or a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) polypeptide) capable of binding to a target antigen of interest. Also disclosed herein are uses of the engineered immune cells for inhibiting cells expressing a target antigen in a subject in need thereof.

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.

The present disclosure provides a population of CD4IL-10 / CAR cells (autologous or allogeneic single-donor and allogeneic polydonor) generated by genetically modifying CD4+ Tcells to express IL-10 and a chimeric antigen receptor. Further provided are methods of generating the CD4IL-10 / CAR cells and methods of using the CD4IL-10 / CAR cells for immune tolerization, treating GvHD, cell and organ transplantation, cancer, and autoimmune and inflammatory disorders.

Disclosed herein are peptides having activity as cell penetrating peptides. In some embodiments, the peptides can comprise a cell penetrating peptide moiety and beta-haripin turn creating moiety. In other embodiments, the peptides also comprise a cargo moiety.

This disclosure provides compositions, pharmaceutical preparations, and methods relating to circular polyribonucleotides encoding the expression of Varicella-Zoster Virus immunogens.

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.

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

The present disclosure provides drug responsive domains derived from human carbonic anhydrase 2 that can modulate protein stability for human interleukin 15 (IL15) payloads, as well as compositions and methods of use thereof.

Described herein are targeting moieties that can be capable of specifically targeting muscle cells and can include an n-mer motif. In some embodiments, the n-mer motif contains an RGD motif. Also described herein are vector systems, particles, polypeptides that can encode and / or contain one or more targeting moieties. Also described herein are methods of delivering a cargo to a cell, such as a muscle cell, using one or more of the targeting moieties described herein.

Embodiments provided herein include methods and compositions comprising anti-dinitrophenol chimeric antigen receptors (CARs). Some embodiments include nucleic acids encoding such CARs, polypeptides encoded by such nucleic acids, cells comprising such nucleic acids or polypeptides, and methods utilizing such cells. Some embodiments also include the use of dinitrophenol (DNP) and derivatives thereof.

In certain aspects, provided herein are compositions and methods for treating cancer. The methods of the present disclosure comprise administering to a subject in need thereof a combination of a CAR-expressing NK cell and an antigen-binding molecule that binds to a tumor antigen, wherein the CAR-NK cell targets tumor cells by binding to the antigen-binding molecule.

This disclosure relates methods for expanding γδ T cells. More specifically, the disclosure relates to methods of expanding γδ T cells that have an eliminated or reduced expression of endogenous MHC Class I molecules, by expressing a single-chain fusion HLA Class I protein. In some embodiments, the endogenous B2M gene of the γδ T cells is disrupted. In some embodiments, the single-chain fusion HLA Class I protein includes at least a portion of B2M protein and at least a portion of HLA-E heavy chain.

Disclosed are systems and methods for detecting extracellular ligands and / or inducing expression of an exogenous or endogenous gene. The disclosed systems and methods typically include and / or utilize (i) first and second exogenous extracellular sensors, and third and fourth exogenous extracellular sensors; and (ii) an expression vector comprising a target gene operably linked to a hybrid promoter sequence. The hybrid promoter sequence of the expression vector includes a minimal promoter for inducing transcription and the hybrid promoter sequence further includes interspaced transcription regulator binding sites upstream of the minimal promoter that bind two or more transcription regulators of the extracellular sensors that are released from the extracellular sensors when the extracellular sensor bind an extracellular ligand.