Abstract:
Disclosed herein are recombinant nucleic acids encoding tumor antigens fused to immunogenic polypeptides and recombinant Listeria strains comprising the same, methods of preparing same, and methods of inducing an immune response, and treating, inhibiting, or suppressing cancer or tumors comprising administering same.
Abstract:
Described herein are compositions of matter and methods for treating cancer. The compositions comprise altered human telomerase polypeptides containing T cell epitopes that have been altered to increase immunogenicity. The methods comprise administration of the polypeptides or nucleic acids, such as DNA or RNA encoding the polypeptides, to individuals afflicted with, or at risk of, developing cancer.
Abstract:
The present invention refers to new glycoconjugate antigens expressing built-in multiple epitopes and to polyvalent glycoconjugate vaccines intended for the protection of mammalians, and particularly for the protection of the human population from enteropathogenic bacteria, such as the Gram-positive anaerobic bacterium Clostridium difficile and the Gram-negative bacteria Salmonella typhi, Escherichia Coli, Vibrio Cholerae, Shigella flexneri, Salmonella typhimurium, Salmonella enteritidis, Salmonella paratyphi A, Shigella sonnei, Shigella dysenteriae, Salmonella cholerasuis, Klebsiella, Enterobacter, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and/or from viral gastrointestinal infections due to human noroviruses.
Abstract:
Provided herein is a novel E. coli O polysaccharide, O25B. Also provided herein are prokaryotic host cells comprising enzymes (e.g., glycosyltransferases) used in O25B production. The host cells provided herein produce O25B bioconjugates, wherein said bioconjugates comprise O25B linked to a carrier protein. Further provided herein are compositions, e.g., pharmaceutical compositions, comprising O25B and/or bioconjugates comprising O25B. Such compositions can be used as vaccines against infection with ExPEC, and may further comprise one or more additional bioconjugates.
Abstract:
A safe and effective vaccine to prevent, slow, halt or reverse progression of Alzheimer's disease in human patients is disclosed. The vaccine includes Aβ1-42 or an beta amyloid self epitope (e.g. Aβ1-15, or other 7-mer or 15-mer peptide epitopes derived from A↑1-42) conjugated to an immunogenic carrier (e.g. DT) formulated in a water-in-oil Th2-biased adjuvant/delivery system.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a recombinant poxvirus comprising tetanus toxin fragment C for improved immunogenicity of an antigen and related methods and uses. Specifically, the present invention generally relates to genetically engineered (recombinant) poxvirus vectors comprising a tetanus toxin fragment C (TTC) coding sequence operably linked to a bacterial antigenic determinant as well as to uses thereof, e.g., to affect an immune response in a subject.
Abstract:
The invention provides a polypeptide that is not full length Anthrax Lethal Factor (LF) or a fusion thereof, comprising or consisting of one or more sequences selected from the group of LF457-486, LF467-486, LF101-120, LF171-190, LF241-260, LF251-270, LF261-280, LF281-300, LF457-476, LF467-486, LF547-567, LF574-593, LF584-603, LF594-613, LF604-623, LF644-663, LF674-693, LF694-713 and LF714-733, and further provides a polynucleotide encoding such a polypeptide or a vector comprising such a polynucleotide, optionally wherein the vector is an adenoviral vector. A method for vaccinating a subject against anthrax or B. anthracis comprising the step of exposing the subject to a polypeptide, polynucleotide, vector, host cell or composition of the invention, optionally wherein the subject is a human or a livestock or domestic animal.
Abstract:
This application relates to immunogenic compositions comprising a Staphylococcus aureus Type 5 capsular saccharide conjugated to a carrier protein to form a S. aureus Type 5 capsular saccharide conjugate.
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to compositions of matter useful for the diagnosis and treatment of tumor in mammals and to methods of using those compositions of matter for the same. In certain aspects, the isolated nucleic acid molecule comprises a nucleotide sequence having at least about 80% nucleic acid sequence identity, alternatively at least about 81%, 82%, 83%, 84%, 85%, 86%, 87%, 88%, 89%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or 100% nucleic acid sequence identity, to (a) a DNA molecule encoding a full-length TAT polypeptide having an amino acid sequence as disclosed herein, a TAT polypeptide amino acid sequence lacking the signal peptide as disclosed herein, an extracellular domain of a transmembrane TAT polypeptide, with or without the signal peptide, as disclosed herein.