Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods for reducing immune tolerance associated with CAR T cell therapy. Embodiments of the present disclosure include isolated nucleic acid sequence comprising a nucleic acid sequence that encodes modified programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) and a nucleic acid sequence that encodes chimeric antigen receptor (CAR).
Abstract:
The present application pertains inter alia to an isolated vertebrate cell suitable for recombinant expression of a polypeptide of interest, wherein the vertebrate cell is altered to impair the function of the endogenous protease matriptase and wherein said cell comprises at least one heterologous polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide of interest and wherein the polypeptide of interest is secreted by the cell. It was found that using respective vertebrate cells for producing a recombinant polypeptide of interest significantly reduces clipping of the polypeptide of interest that is secreted into the cell culture medium. Also provided are improved production and screening methods.
Abstract:
The present invention is directed generally to systems and methods suitable for high level expression of recombinant proteins in suspension CHO cells. In particular, the invention allows introduction of the invention obviates the need to replace, replenish or supplement the growth medium during the procedure. The invention also relates to compositions and kits useful for culturing and transforming/transfecting suspension CHO cells.
Abstract:
The invention provides a method for producing polypeptide protein products and nucleic acid products having reduced levels of antigenicity in an animal being treated with a biologic product. Somatic cells are isolated from an animal, transformed into pluripotent stem cells, transfected with a nucleic acid(s) of interest, and re-differentiated towards somatic cells known to be high level producers of the desired nucleic acid product. The invention can be used to derive a general cell line to treat populations, racial specific cell lines to treat ethnic groups, or patient specific cell lines to treat individuals. Additionally, the invention provides a method to allow induced pluripotent stem cells to be re-differentiated towards their somatic cell of origin so that the cells can be used to therapeutically treat an animal without resulting teratoma formation.
Abstract:
The present invention describes transgenic animals with human(ized) immunoglobulin loci and transgenes encoding human(ized) Igα and/or Igβ sequences. Of particular interest are animals with transgenic heavy and light chain immunoglobulin loci capable of producing a diversified human(ized) antibody repertoire that have their endogenous production of Ig and/or endogenous Igα and/or Igβ sequences suppressed. Simultaneous expression of human(ized) immunoglobulin and human(ized) Igα and/or Igβ results in normal B-cell development, affinity maturation and efficient expression of human(ized) antibodies.
Abstract:
Provided is a kit for diagnosing at a high reproducibility, said kit being produced by preparing a monoclonal antibody against GPC3 and a monoclonal antibody against SPARC that are superior in quality stability to commercially available and commonly employed antibodies, and using these antibodies.
Abstract:
The present invention provides methods compositions and methods of preparing autologous (or allogeneic) B cells that secrete a monoclonal of interest useful in immunotherapy or B cells with an altered function.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a bicistronic expression vector for antibody expression, an animal cell transfected with the expression vector, and a method for producing an antibody including culturing the animal cell, in which the expression vector includes a first expression cassette including ‘promoter-UTR-intron-antibody light chain gene-polyA’ and a second expression cassette including ‘promoter-UTR-intron-antibody heavy chain gene-internal ribosome entry site (IRES)-amplification gene-polyA’. An expression vector capable of expressing a desired antibody with high efficiency can be constructed using the bicistronic expression vector including an intron for antibody expression according to the present invention, and the expression vector can produce the antibody by culturing the transfected animal cell with stability and high efficiency.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to new serum- and protein-free culture media. These media are high performance culture media, which notably improve mammalian fed-batch cultures. The present invention also relates to methods for preparing and/or designing the medium, and methods of use thereof.