9103results about "Polypeptide with localisation/targeting motif" patented technology

Aspects of the disclosure relate to complexes comprising a muscle-targeting agent covalently linked to a molecular payload. In some embodiments, the muscle-targeting agent specifically binds to an internalizing cell surface receptor on muscle cells. In some embodiments, the molecular payload promotes the expression or activity of a functional dystrophin protein. In some embodiments, the molecular payload is an oligonucleotide, such as an antisense oligonucleotide, e.g., an oligonucleotide that causes exon skipping in a mRNA expressed from a mutant DMD allele.

A recombinant humanized collagen and a preparation method therefor. The recombinant humanized type III collagen can be efficiently and stably expressed in three expression systems of yeast, Escherichia coli, and CHO cells, and has the biological activity superior to that of a commercially available collagen product. The recombinant humanized type III collagen has structural characteristics and functional activity similar to those of a natural collagen, and thus has wide application prospects in biomedical materials, tissue engineering products, cosmetics, foods, health care products or drugs, medical instruments, medical cosmetology and the like.

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 compositions and methods for treating diseases such as cancer. The invention also relates to a method of administering a therapy comprising a chimeric antigen receptor, an IL-15R molecule and an IL-15 molecule.

The invention provides a method of treating an adult subject having a hematological cancer, comprising administering to the subject selected dosage regimens comprising a plurality of immune effector cells expressing a CAR molecule.

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 present disclosure provides bispecific chimeric antigen receptors targeting CD20 and BCMA. The CAR may comprise an scFv targeting CD20 and an scFv targeting BCMA, a hinge region, a transmembrane domain, a co-stimulatory region, and a cytoplasmic signaling domain. The chimeric antigen receptors can be used to treat autoimmune disorders or cancer.

Provided herein are lentiviral vectors comprising a mutated, heterologous envelope protein, a targeting protein, and at least one transgene for delivery to and expression by a cell characterized by the targeting protein. Also provided are methods and materials for producing the lentiviral vectors described herein, methods for transducing target cells, and cells transduced by lentiviral vectors according to the present disclosure.

This disclosure provides improved RNA molecules, including mRNA molecules that can be produced by in vitro transcription and are suitable for in vivo transfection using an appropriate delivery vehicle, such as a lipid nanoparticle (LNP) or targeted lipid nanoparticle (tLNP). The improved RNA include particular combinations of 5' untranslated region (UTR) and 3' UTR, particular 3' UTRs, or particular open reading frame sequences. Also provided herein are compositions of the LNP, or tLNP with an antibody as a targeting moiety, such as anti-CD8 antibodies that are used as targeting moiety.

Fusion proteins are provided that consist of essential elements such as one or more proteins / polypeptides capable of transporting into the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and fragments or variants of interleukin 18 (IL-18) or IL-18. The proteins / polypeptides capable of transporting into the ER include, but are not limited to, immune globular proteins (e.g., Fc regions, VHH antibodies, and scFv), and globular proteins (e.g., serum albumin). In some embodiments, the IL-18 may be a pro-IL-18 similar to a natural precursor cytokine, wherein IL-18 is fused to the C-terminus of a propeptide or a propeptide variant thereof. In some embodiments, the fusion protein may further comprise a cleavable peptide linker.

Various embodiments of the invention provide binding molecules for B-lymphocyte antigen (e.g., CD 19 and CD20), including antigen recognizing receptors (e.g., CARs) that target B-lymphocyte antigens (e.g., CD 19 and CD20). Embodiments of the invention also provide cells expressing such binding molecules, therapeutics compositions comprising such cells, and methods for treating diseases or disorders associated with B-lymphocyte antigen (e.g., CD19 and CD20), including a hematologic cancer, an autoimmune disease (e.g., multiple sclerosis and systemic lupus erythematosus).

The present disclosure provides compositions and methods comprising recombinant particles suitable for specifically delivering one or more chimeric antigen receptors to immune effector cells in vivo.

The present disclosure provides compositions comprising antigen binding polypeptides. More particularly, the disclosure relates to polypeptides comprising antibodies or antigen binding fragments thereof, nucleic acids encoding the polypeptides, and vectors for expressing the same.

The invention provides a DHODH polypeptide degradation agent and application of the DHODH polypeptide degradation agent in preparation of drugs for preventing and / or treating DHODH-mediated diseases, and belongs to the technical field of biological medicines. The invention provides a DHODH polypeptide degradation agent. The DHODH polypeptide degradation agent comprises a cell-penetrating peptide, a DHODH binding peptide, a linker and an E3 ubiquitin ligase VHL binding peptide which are sequentially connected from an N terminal to a C terminal. The DHODH polypeptide degradation agent provided by the invention can be efficiently combined with DHODH protein, and has a good anti-tumor effect on the cellular level and the animal level. The compound has a good application prospect in preparation of drugs for preventing and treating DHODH-mediated diseases, overcomes the defects that existing drugs for treating DHODH-related diseases are single in variety and insufficient in curative effect, and has important significance.

This disclosure provides improved RNA molecules, including mRNA molecules that can be produced by in vitro transcription and are suitable for in vivo transfection using an appropriate delivery vehicle, such as a lipid nanoparticle (LNP) or targeted lipid nanoparticle (tLNP). The improved RNA include particular combinations of 5′ untranslated region (UTR) and 3′ UTR, particular 3′ UTRs, or particular open reading frame sequences. Also provided herein are compositions of the LNP, or tLNP with an antibody as a targeting moiety, such as anti-CD8 antibodies that are used as targeting moiety.

The present disclosure provides compositions comprising antigen binding polypeptides. More particularly, the disclosure relates to polypeptides comprising antibodies or antigen binding fragments thereof, nucleic acids encoding the polypeptides, and vectors for expressing the same.

The invention discloses a multi-effect repair type collagen and application thereof, and belongs to the technical field of synthetic biology. Transdermal peptide TD-1, a transmembrane region of human XVII type collagen, an extracellular sixteenth non-collagen region, an extracellular fifteenth collagen region and a coding gene of a His tag are selected to be connected in series, and a gene sequence is optimized through pichia pastoris codon selection preference; and then the T-COL17R3 is constructed and expressed to obtain the T-COL17R3. Efficacy experiments prove that compared with similar products sold in the market, T-COL17R3 not only has excellent transdermal performance, but also has better cell proliferation and migration promoting capability, better capability of resisting early saccharification product ketoamine and later saccharification product dicarbonyl compounds, better capability of scavenging free radicals and resisting elastase, and can be used for preparing the anti-epidermal drug. In addition, synthesis of melanin in B16-F10 cells can be reduced, so that T-COL17R3 has excellent application potential in development of pharmaceutical compositions or skin care products with repairing, anti-wrinkle and firming or whitening and brightening effects.

The present disclosure provides compositions comprising antigen binding polypeptides. More particularly, the disclosure relates to polypeptides comprising antibodies or antigen binding fragments thereof, nucleic acids encoding the polypeptides, and vectors for expressing the same.

A recombinant humanized collagen type I alpha-1 (rhCol1A1), and an expression vector and use thereof are provided, belonging to the technical field of bioengineering. The rhCol1A1 has an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1. This aim is to solve the problem of difficulty in expressing soluble full-length humanized collagen in Escherichia coli prokaryotic expression systems, and differences between the recombinant collagen and humanized collagen in yeast expression systems. It is proposed that the rhCol1A1 chain is expressed in Expi293F human embryonic kidney cells, and the protein expression level is increased using a fusion expression plasmid, enabling the expression of full-length humanized collagen type I alpha 1 chain. Activity studies have shown that the expressed rhCol1A1 exhibits a desirable activity in promoting cell migration, and may be widely used in the fields of biomedicine, tissue engineering, skin care, and food.

Disclosed herein are 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.

The present disclosure provides compositions comprising antigen binding polypeptides. More particularly, the disclosure relates to polypeptides comprising antibodies or antigen binding fragments thereof, nucleic acids encoding the polypeptides, and vectors for expressing the same.

The present invention relates to peptides, in particular cell-penetrating peptides, and to conjugates of such cell-penetrating peptides with a therapeutic molecule. The present invention further relates to use of such peptides or conjugates in methods of treatment or as a medicament, especially in the treatment of genetic disorders and in particular muscular dystrophies such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Some aspects of this disclosure provide strategies, systems, reagents, methods, and kits that are useful for the targeted editing of nucleic acids, including editing a single site within the genome of a cell or subject, e.g., within the human genome. In some embodiments, fusion proteins of Cas9 and nucleic acid editing proteins or protein domains, e.g., deaminase domains, are provided. In some embodiments, methods for targeted nucleic acid editing are provided. In some embodiments, reagents and kits for the generation of targeted nucleic acid editing proteins, e.g., fusion proteins of Cas9 and nucleic acid editing proteins or domains, are provided.

The invention provides compositions and methods for manufacturing adoptive cell therapies. In particular embodiments, the invention provides methods of harvesting populations of cells, isolating and activating PBMCs, expanding T cells, and administering the T cell therapeutic to a subject in need thereof.

The invention relates to the technical field of biology, in particular to a pseudorabies virus gD recombinant protein, a subunit vaccine and a preparation method and application thereof.The gD recombinant protein sequentially comprises a signal peptide, a connecting peptide, the 21st-350th site of the gD protein, an enzyme cutting site and a His tag from the N end to the C end, the amino acid sequence of the 21st-350th site of the gD protein is shown as SEQ ID No.4, and the amino acid sequence of the 21st-350th site of the gD protein is shown as SEQ ID No.6. The pseudorabies virus gD recombinant protein has high immunogenicity, the prepared subunit vaccine can generate a specific antibody with neutralizing activity, mice do not die after challenge, the protection rate is 100%, the protection rate after challenge of pigs is 100%, pathological sections only show slight pathological changes, and the pseudorabies virus gD recombinant protein has wide application prospects.

The present disclosure provides Cas protein variants comprising one or more amino acid substitutions relative to wild-type Cas14a1. Fusion proteins comprising the Cas protein variants described herein are also provided by the present disclosure. Further provided herein are methods for modifying a target nucleic acid using the Cas proteins and fusion proteins provided herein. The present disclosure also provides guide RNAs, complexes, polynucleotides, systems, cells, kits, and pharmaceutical compositions.

Provided herein are fusion polypeptides comprising an amino acid sequence of a bacteriocin, the amino acid sequence of the bacteriocin being a cleavage intein both on both the N-terminus and on both the C-terminus that cyclizes the bacteriocin. Also provided are nucleic acids and genetic vectors encoding the fusion polypeptides, as well as microbial cells genetically engineered with the nucleic acids or genetic vectors. Also provided are methods of making the cyclic bacteriocin, methods of screening using a library of nucleic acids or genetic vectors encoding the fusion polypeptides, and methods of controlling growth of organisms using the cyclic bacteriocin made by the methods provided herein.

A CD19-OR-CD20 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) protein construct is provided. Also provided are nucleic acids encoding the CD19-OR-CD20 CAR; and methods of use, e.g. in the treatment of B cell malignancies. The CD19-OR-CD20 CAR of the invention is a bispecific CAR that can trigger T-cell activation upon detection of either CD19 or CD20 (or both). It is a single molecule that confers two-input recognition capability upon human T cells engineered to stably express this CAR.

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.