Abstract: Compositions and methods are provided for the prevention and treatment of bacterial infections, including pneumococcal infections. Compositions provided herein comprise a variety of immunogenic fusion proteins, wherein at least one polypeptide component of a given fusion protein comprises a CbpA polypeptide and/or a cytolysoid polypeptide, or an active variant or fragment thereof. Methods are provided for the prevention and treatment of bacterial infections, including pneumococcal infections by employing the various immunogenic fusion proteins having at least one polypeptide component comprising a CbpA polypeptide and/or a cytolysoid polypeptide, or an active variant or fragment thereof.
Abstract: Methods for isolating and optionally purifying AAV particles grown in cell cultures using a combination of lyotropic salts, removal of insoluble producer cell debris and DNA, and optional fractionation by hydrophobic interaction chromatography are described.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 14, 2016
Date of Patent:
April 21, 2020
Assignee:
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Inventors:
David Joseph McNally, Bryan Andrew Piras, Michael Martin Meagher
Abstract: The invention provides methods for overcoming glucocorticoid resistance of cancers by inhibition of CASP1. Also disclosed are diagnostic methods for determining glucocorticoid resistance potential by measuring expression level or promoter methylation status of CASP1 gene and/or NLRP3 gene.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 2, 2019
Publication date:
April 2, 2020
Applicant:
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Inc.
Inventors:
Steven W. Paugh, William E. Evans, Erik Bonten
Abstract: Methods are provided for the prognosis, diagnosis and treatment of various pathological states, including cancer, chemotherapy resistance and dementia associated with Alzheimer's disease. The methods provided herein are based on the discovery that various proteins with a high level of sialylation are shown herein to be associated with disease states, such as, cancer, chemotherapy resistance and dementia associated with Alzheimer's disease. Such methods provide a lysosomal exocytosis activity profile comprising one or more values representing lysosomal exocytosis activity. Also provided herein, is the discovery that low lysosomal sialidase activity is associated with various pathological states. Thus, the methods also provide a lysosomal sialidase activity profile, comprising one or more values representing lysosomal sialidase activity. A lysosomal sialidase activity profile is one example of a lysosomal exocytosis activity profile.
Type:
Application
Filed:
November 26, 2019
Publication date:
March 19, 2020
Applicant:
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Inventors:
Ida Annunziata, Alessandra D'Azzo, Shai White-Gilbertson
Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to substituted urea depsipeptide analogs, derivatives thereof, and related compounds, which are useful as activators the ClpP endopeptidease; synthesis methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of treating infectious disease using the compounds and compositions. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
Abstract: Provided herein are methods and compositions for modulating T-cell activity by altering DNA methylation status. Altering the methylation status of CD8+ T cells can prevent T-cell exhaustion and maintain effector functions during sustained antigen exposure. The methods and compositions can be used to treat symptoms of chronic infections and cancer. Further, the methods and compositions relate to predicting T-cell activity by measuring the methylation status of specific memory cell methylation markers and using the markers to identify and separate populations of CD8 T cell having desired T cell activity. The memory cell methylation markers can further be used to identify subjects with chronic infections or cancer that would benefit from personalized therapy, including immune checkpoint blockade therapy.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 7, 2017
Publication date:
February 20, 2020
Applicant:
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Inventors:
Benjamin Youngblood, Hossam Abdelsamed, Hazem Ghoneim
Abstract: In an aspect, the invention relates to 1,4,5-substituted 1,2,3-triazole and 1,2,4,5-substituted imidazoles, which are modulators the pregnane X receptor (“PXR”); synthesis methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of modulating an adverse drug reaction in a mammal using the compounds and pharmaceutical compositions; methods of treatment of a disorder of uncontrolled cellular proliferation, such as a cancer, using the compounds and pharmaceutical compositions; methods of modulating pregnane X receptor activity in a mammal using the compounds and pharmaceutical compositions. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 10, 2017
Date of Patent:
February 4, 2020
Assignee:
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Inventors:
Taosheng Chen, Wenwei Lin, Yueming Wang
Abstract: The present invention relates, in general, to attenuated swine influenza viruses having an impaired ability to antagonize the cellular interferon (IFN) response, and the use of such attenuated viruses in vaccine and pharmaceutical formulations. In particular, the invention relates to attenuated swine influenza viruses having modifications to a swine NS1 gene that diminish or eliminate the ability of the NS1 gene product to antagonize the cellular IFN response. These viruses replicate in vivo, but demonstrate decreased replication, virulence and increased attenuation, and therefore are well suited for use in live virus vaccines, and pharmaceutical formulations.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 10, 2018
Date of Patent:
January 28, 2020
Assignees:
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
Inventors:
Peter Palese, Adolfo Garcia-Sastre, Richard J. Webby, Juergen A. Richt, Robert G. Webster, Kelly M. Lager
Abstract: The invention provides a chimeric receptor comprising NKG2D, DAP10 and CD3 zeta. Also disclosed is a composition comprising this chimeric receptor and methods for making and using it to enhance the cytotoxicity and antitumor capacity of NK cells. The invention also encompansses methods for use of NKG2D-DAP10-CD3 zeta polypeptides, vectors and cells in methods for treating cancer and other proliferative disorders, as well as infectious diseases.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 28, 2016
Date of Patent:
January 21, 2020
Assignees:
ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL, INC., NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE
Abstract: The invention is directed to a method for treating the 22q11 deletion syndrome (22q11 DS) and schizophrenia (SCZ) by replenishment of decreased levels of miR-338-3p in thalamic neurons.
Type:
Application
Filed:
September 26, 2019
Publication date:
January 16, 2020
Applicant:
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Inc.
Abstract: Methods are provided for the prognosis, diagnosis and treatment of various pathological states, including cancer, chemotherapy resistance and dementia associated with Alzheimer's disease. The methods provided herein are based on the discovery that various proteins with a high level of sialylation are shown herein to be associated with disease states, such as, cancer, chemotherapy resistance and dementia associated with Alzheimer's disease. Such methods provide a lysosomal exocytosis activity profile comprising one or more values representing lysosomal exocytosis activity. Also provided herein, is the discovery that low lysosomal sialidase activity is associated with various pathological states. Thus, the methods also provide a lysosomal sialidase activity profile, comprising one or more values representing lysosomal sialidase activity. A lysosomal sialidase activity profile is one example of a lysosomal exocytosis activity profile.
Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to substituted 1-phenyl-3-(piperidin-4-yl)urea analogs, derivatives thereof, and related compounds, which are useful as inhibitors of the DCN1-UBC12 interaction inhibitors of DCN1-mediated cullin-RING ligase activity, methods of making same, pharmaceutical compositions comprising same, methods of treating disorders using the disclosed compounds and compositions, methods of treating disorders associated with a DCN1-UBC12 interaction dysfunction, methods of treating disorders associated with a DCN1-mediated cullin-RING ligase activity dysfunction, methods of male contraception comprising the disclosed compounds and compositions, and kits comprising the disclosed compounds and compositions. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 19, 2016
Date of Patent:
January 7, 2020
Assignees:
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Inventors:
Jaeki Min, Daniel C. Scott, Deepak Bhasin, Brenda A. Schulman, Bhuvanesh Singh, Jared T. Hammill, R. Kiplin Guy
Abstract: A nucleic acid molecule encoding a fusion protein composed of a plant cryptochrome at the amino terminus, and a GTPase-Activating Protein SH3 Domain-Binding Protein (G3BP) is provided for light-dependent, G3BP-mediated stress granule formation.
Abstract: The invention provides methods for overcoming glucocorticoid resistance of cancers by inhibition of CASP1. Also disclosed are diagnostic methods for determining glucocorticoid resistance potential by measuring expression level or promoter methylation status of CASP1 gene and/or NLRP3 gene.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 16, 2014
Date of Patent:
October 29, 2019
Assignee:
ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL, INC.
Inventors:
Steven W. Paugh, William E. Evans, Erik Bonten
Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to substituted urea depsipeptide analogs, derivatives thereof, and related compounds, which are useful as activators the ClpP endopeptidease; synthesis methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of treating infectious disease using the compounds and compositions. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
Abstract: The invention is directed to a method for treating the 22q11 deletion syndrome (22q11 DS) and schizophrenia (SCZ) by replenishment of decreased levels of miR-338-3p in thalamic neurons.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 30, 2016
Date of Patent:
October 15, 2019
Assignee:
ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL, INC.
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to chemical compounds that modulate pantothenate kinase (PanK) activity for the treatment of metabolic disorders (such as diabetes mellitus type II), neurologic disorders (such as pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration), pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, and their use in treatment. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 23, 2017
Publication date:
October 3, 2019
Applicant:
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Inventors:
Lalit Kumar Sharma, Richard E. Lee, Charles O. Rock, Suzanne Jackowski, Mi Kyung Yun, Chitra Subramanian, Jiuyu Liu
Abstract: The present invention provides, in certain aspects, a natural killer (NK) cell that expresses all or a functional portion of interleukin-15 (IL-15), and methods for producing such cells. The invention further provides methods of using a natural killer (NK) cell that expresses all or a functional portion of interleukin-15 (IL-15) to treat cancer in a subject or to enhance expansion and/or survival of NK cells.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 14, 2015
Date of Patent:
October 1, 2019
Assignees:
National University of Singapore, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Inc.
Inventors:
Dario Campana, David Shook, Masaru Imamura
Abstract: The receptor for Interleukin 35 (IL-35) is provided. The Interleukin 35 Receptor (IL-35R) comprises a heterodimeric complex of the Interluekin12R?2 receptor and the gp130 receptor. Various compositions comprising the IL-35R complex, along with polynucleotides encoding the same and kits and methods for the detection of the same the same are provided. Methods of modulating the activity of IL-35R or modulating effector T cell functions are also provided. Such methods employ various IL-35R antagonists and agonists that modulate the activity of the IL-35R complex and, in some embodiments, modulate effector T cell function. Further provided are methods for screening for IL-35R binding agents and for IL-35R modulating agents. Various methods of treatment are further provided.
Abstract: A method of determining sensitivity to cancer treatment includes the step of determining the presence of overexpression of MYC in a biological sample from a patient suffering from cancer, wherein the presence of overexpression of MYC indicates a sensitivity to a treatment by a CDK9 inhibitor and wherein the cancer is selected from the group consisting of carcinoma, leukemia, and lymphoma.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 2, 2015
Date of Patent:
August 20, 2019
Assignees:
MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER, ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL
Inventors:
Scott William Lowe, Charles J. Sherr, Chun-Hao Huang, Amaia Lujambio