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Disclosed and claimed are vectors having enhanced expression and methods for making and using them. Enhancement of expression is from substantially co-temporal expression of at least one first nucleic acid molecule and at least one second nucleic acid molecule. The second nucleic acid molecule encodes a transcription factor or a translation factor or a transcription factor and a translation factor. The contemporaneous expression can be from operably linking the first and second nucleic molecules to a single promoter, or from operably linking the first nucleic acid molecule to a first promoter and the second nucleic molecule to a second promoter wherein the first and second promoters function substantially contemporaneously. Thus, the first and second nucleic acid molecules can be at the same locus in the vector, or at different loci. The second nucleic acid molecule can encode: one transcription factor or more than one transcription factor; or one translation factor or more than one translation factor; or at least one transcription factor and at least one translation factor. The transcription factor can be from vaccinia H4L, D6, A7, G8R, A1L, A2L, H5R, or combinations thereof. The translation factor can be from a K3L open reading frame, an E3L open reading frame, a VAI RNA, an EBER RNA, a sigma 3 open reading frame, a TRBP open reading frame, or combinations thereof. The vector can be a poxvirus such as an attenuated poxvirus, e.g., NYVAC, or ALVAC.

The present invention provides novel methods and compositions for the diagnosis and treatment of solid cancers. The invention also provide methods of identifying inhibitors of tumorigenesis.

Methods for producing secreted receptor analogs and biologically active peptide dimers are disclosed. The methods for producing secreted receptor analogs and biologically active peptide dimers utilize a DNA sequence encoding a receptor analog or a peptide requiring dimerization for biological activity joined to a dimerizing protein. The receptor analog includes a ligand-binding domain. Polypeptides comprising essentially the extracellular domain of a human PDGF receptor fused to dimerizing proteins, the portion being capable of binding human PDGF or an isoform thereof, are also disclosed. The polypeptides may be used within methods for determining the presence of and for purifying human PDGF or isoforms thereof.

A hyperthermostable protease having the amino acid sequence represented by the SEQ ID NO:1 of the Sequence Listing or a sequence derived therefrom by deletion, substitution, insertion or addition of one to several amino acid residues, a gene encoding the hyperthermostable protease, and a process for preparing the protease, aiming at providing by genetic engineering techniques a hyperthermophile protease which is advantageous for industrial use.

Homogeneous preparations of IL-28A, IL-28B, and IL-29 have been produced by mutating one or more of the cysteine residues in the polynucleotide sequences encoding the mature proteins. The cysteine mutant proteins can be shown to either bind to their cognate receptor or exhibit biological activity. One type of biological activity that is shown is an antiviral activity.

The present invention provides novel methods and compositions for the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of lung cancer. The invention also provide methods of identifying anti-lung cancer agents.

The present invention provides a cell culture medium formulation that supports the in vitro cultivation, particularly in suspension, of mammalian cells, particularly epithelial cells and fibroblast cells, and methods for cultivating mammalian cells in suspension in vitro using these media. The media comprise a basal medium and a polyanionic or polyanionic compound, preferably a polysulfonated or polysulfated compound, and more preferably dextran sulfate. The present invention also provides chemically defined, protein-free eukaryotic cell culture media comprising an iron chelate and zinc, which is capable of supporting the growth (and particularly the high-density growth of mammalian cells) in suspension culture, increasing the level of expression of recombinant protein in cultured cells, and / or increasing virus production in cultured cells.

A method for delivering a polynucleotide to cardiac tissue, including substantially isolating the coronary venous circulation from systemic circulation, and introducing a polynucleotide into the isolated coronary venous circulation to effect localized transfection of cardiac tissue. The polynucleotide advantageously produces a therapeutic effect, such as increasing or decreasing the expression level of a protein in the cardiac tissue.

Methods of shuffling DNA to obtain recombinant herbicide tolerance nucleic acids encoding proteins having new or improved herbicide tolerance activities, libraries of shuffled herbicide tolerance nucleic acids, transgenic plants and DNA shuffling mixtures are provided.

The present invention provides diagnostic methods and kits for diagnosis of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) by determining expression levels of isoforms of cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterases (PDEs) associated with CLL particularly, PDE7B and / or PDE3B, and a ratio of mRNA expression of PDE7B to PDE3B. The present invention provides that CLL lymphocytes uniformly expressed high levels of PDE7B and low levels of PDE3B relative to those of normal lymphocytes. A method of treatment and a pharmaceutical composition for CLL comprising one or more therapeutic agents capable of modulating expression or activity levels of isoforms of PDEs associated with CLL, and / or reversing the ratio of PDE7B / PDE3B mRNA expression levels are also provided.

Methods for treating patients with cancer and autoimmune disorders using IL-28 and IL-29 molecules. The IL-28 and IL-29 molecules include polypeptides that have homology to the human IL-28 or IL-29 polypeptide sequence and proteins fused to a polypeptide with IL-28 and IL-29 functional activity. The molecules can be used as a monotherapy or in combination with other known cancer and / or autoimmune therapeutics.

Disclosed are fusion proteins comprising a biologically active molecule and an immunoglobulin (Ig) Fc domain which is linked to the biologically active molecule. The Fc domain is a hybrid human Fc domain of (i) IgG1, IgG2 or IgG4 or (ii) IgG4 and IgD. The hybrid Fc is useful as a carrier of biologically active molecules.

Methods for treating patients with cancer and autoimmune disorders using IL-28 and IL-29 molecules. The IL-28 and IL-29 molecules include polypeptides that have homology to the human IL-28 or IL-29 polypeptide sequence and proteins fused to a polypeptide with IL-28 and IL-29 functional activity. The molecules can be used as a monotherapy or in combination with other known cancer and / or autoimmune therapeutics.

The invention relates to novel variants of cytochrome P450 oxygenases. These variants have an improved ability to use peroxide as an oxygen donor as compared to the corresponding wild-type enzyme. These variants also have an improved thermostability as compared to the cytochrome P450 BM-3 F87A mutant. Preferred variants include cytochrome P450 BM-3 heme domain mutants having I58V, F87A, H100R, F107L, A135S, M145A / V, N239H, S274T, L324I, I366V, K434E, E442K, and / or V446I amino acid substitutions.

The present invention provide methods of imparting stress tolerance, characterized in that an expression amount of at least one stress defense gene is increased compared with a non-transformant by transforming the plant with an exogenous spermidine synthase (SPDS) gene, an exogenous S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase (SAMDC) gene, an exogenous arginine decarboxylase (ADC) gene, an ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) gene and / or a spermine synthase (SPMS) gene under the control of a promoter capable of functioning in the plant.

Homogeneous preparations of IL-28A, IL-28B, and IL-29 have been produced by mutating one or more of the cysteine residues in the polynucleotide sequences encoding the mature proteins. The cysteine mutant proteins can be shown to either bind to their cognate receptor or exhibit biological activity. One type of biological activity that is shown is an antiviral activity.

The present invention provides an agent which is effective to a patient who is administered by an agent comprising anti-CD20 antibody as an active ingredient.

The invention relates to an anti-human transferrin receptor human antibody and the application, which pertains to the field of molecular biology. The anti-human transferrin receptor human antibody has a single-chain antibody (scFv) amino acid sequence which is shown in a sequence table SEQ ID No.1. The anti-human transferrin receptor human antibody and the application have the advantages that: the human antibody solves the problem of immunogenicity of the target antibody, thus allowing the human antibody to carry out the long-term repeated drug administrations in the human body; the method for screening a genetic engineering antibody in a large-capacity antibody library which is adopted by the invention is easier than the monoclonal antibody preparation, the large-scale production is easy, the molecule of the antibody is small, and the antibody can enter tissues deeply, thus having obvious advantages. A pET-22b (plus) vector which is adopted by the invention contains a stronger T7 promoter, which can ensure the higher expression level of the target antibody. The induced expression conditions after the optimization can ensure that the antibody is expressed in a soluble form and the activity of protein is higher. The 3' end of the pET-22b (plus) vector is provided with six His(histidine) labels, which can easily use the Ni-NTA agarose to carry out affinity chromatography and purification.

The invention discloses porcine circovirus II-type recombinant baculovirus as well as a preparation method and application thereof. ORF2 gene is artificially synthesized by referring to a PCV2b isolated strain ORF2 gene sequence; the synthesized ORF2 gene is connected to pFBDPHmHNM1P10eGFP plasmid by adopting the plasmid as a framework vector, so that a baculovirus transfer vector pFBDPHm 30RF2 is obtained. The baculovirus transfer vector pFBDPHm30RF2 is mixed with DH10Bac escherichia coli competent cells, and the positive bacterial colony is selected to obtain a recombinant rod granule rBac-PVR30RF2; the rod granule is transferred with a sf9 cell to obtain the recombinant baculovirus QP-Ac-30RF2. The recombinant baculovirus can be used for efficiently expressing the PCV20RF2 protein and forming virus-like particles. The VLP which is expressed and packaged by the recombinant baculovirus disclosed by the invention is used for preparing inactivated vaccine, and the organism is induced to generate specific immunity response after a 28-day-aged piglet is immunized, and the pig body can be completely protected from virulent attacks of the porcine circovirus.

The invention relates to a DNA transmethylase defective CHO (Chinese hamster ovary) cell line and a preparation method and application thereof and belongs to the technical field of gene engineering. DNA Transmethylase Dnmt3a gene of CHO cells is knocked off by means of CRISPR / Cas9 gene editing technique, and screening and identifying are performed to obtain DNA transmethylase Dnmt3a defective CHOcells; the cells are transfected with a eukaryotic expression vector, stably expressed recombinant CHO cell strains are screened, and accordingly a novel CHO cell expression system based on DNA transmethylase deficiency is established. The recombinant gene CHO cell expression system is established via host CHO cell genetic modifications, expression level of recombinant proteins can be significantly increased, the problem of recombinant protein expression instability is solved, and recombinant protein expression stability is improved.

A method of amplifying a template DNA molecule comprising incubating the template DNA molecule in a reaction mixture comprising a DNA polymerase and at least one accessory protein at a constant temperature to produce amplified product, wherein production of amplified product does not require exogenously-added oligonucleotide primers and the template DNA molecule does not have have terminal protein covalently bound to either 5′ end.

Methods for identifying subjects having an inflammatory disease and / or autoimmune disease that will benefit from anti-CD40 therapeutic agents that modulate CD40L-mediated CD40 signaling are provided. The methods comprise the use of biomarkers of cellular apoptosis, cell proliferation and survival, and CD40 signaling pathways to monitor ex vivo response to one or more anti-CD40 therapeutic agents of interest that modulate CD40 signaling on CD40-expressing cells. The ex vivo prognostic assays can be used alone or in conjunction with other prognostic assays to identify candidate subjects who will benefit from treatment with anti-CD40 therapeutic agents. Methods of the invention also comprise the use of these biomarkers to monitor in vivo efficacy of treatment with an anti-CD40 therapeutic agent.

The present invention provides methods comprising both genetic and chemical means for the production of hepatocytes from a variety of cell sources, particularly pluripotent stem cells.