Abstract: The present invention relates to a vector, preferably included in a delivery vehicle, comprising no more than (100), preferably no more than (10), restriction sites recognized by the restriction enzymes encoded by each bacterium of a group of bacteria of interest. The invention also relates to the use of said vector, preferably included in a delivery vehicle, as a drug, especially in the treatment of a disease in a patient in need thereof.

Abstract: The invention concerns stapled peptide inhibitors of NEMO which inhibit the Nuclear Factor ?B (NF-?B) signaling pathway and are useful as medicine candidates, in particular as anti-inflammatory or anticancer drugs.

Abstract: The success of anti-tumor immune responses requires effector T cells to infiltrate solid tumors, a process guided by chemokines. Herein, we demonstrate that in vivo post-translational processing of chemokines by dipeptidylpeptidase 4 (DPP4, also known as CD26) limits lymphocyte migration to sites of inflammation and tumors. Inhibition of DPP4 enzymatic activity enhanced tumor rejection by preserving biologically active CXCL10, and increasing trafficking into the tumor by lymphocytes expressing the counter-receptor CXCR3. Furthermore, DPP4 inhibition improved adjuvant-based immunotherapy, adoptive T cell transfer and checkpoint blockade. These findings provide the first direct in vivo evidence for controlling lymphocyte trafficking through CXCL10 cleavage and support the use of DPP4 inhibitors for stabilizing the biologically active form of chemokines as a strategy to enhance tumor immunotherapy.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a Zika virus (ZIKV) chimeric polyepitope comprising non-structural proteins and its use in an immunogenic composition. The present invention provides means, in particular polynucleotides, vectors and cells expressing said chimeric polyepitope. The present invention also relates to a composition or a vaccine comprising at least one of said polyepitope, polynucleotide, vector or host cell for use in the prevention of a ZIKV infection in a human subject, or for use in the prevention of ZIKV and dengue virus (DENV) infections in a human subject.

Abstract: The present invention relates to recombinant measles virus expressing Zika virus proteins and their applications, in particular in inducing preventive protection against Zika virus. The present invention is directed to recombinant measles virus (MV) expressing at least (i) the precursor of membrane (prM) protein of a Zika virus (ZIKV), and the envelope (E) protein of a ZIKV or a truncated version thereof, or (ii) the E protein of a ZIKV or a truncated version thereof, and concerns recombinant infectious particles of said MV-ZIKV able to replicate in a host after an administration, and also Virus Like Particles (VLPs) that contain these ZIKV proteins at their surface. The present invention provides means, in particular nucleic acids, vectors, cells and rescue systems to produce these recombinant infectious particles and VLPs.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for diagnosing the susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus to antibiotics, and a use thereof. Particularly, it has been ascertained that sosA is a marker specific to Staphylococcus aureus, and that the expression level of sosA is exhibited similarly to antibiotic susceptibility/resistance properties so as to be usable as a means for diagnosing the susceptibility/resistance of Staphylococcus aureus to antibiotics, and the present invention diagnoses the susceptibility/resistance of Staphylococcus aureus present in samples to antibiotics by using antibodies specifically binding to protein SosA, and thus provides, as a means for diagnosing the susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus to antibiotics, a composition containing an agent for measuring the mRNA expression level of the sosA gene or an agent for measuring the expression level of the SosA protein.

Abstract: The present invention provides protected tetrasaccharides, their process of preparation and their use in the synthesis of oligosaccharides, in particular fragments of O-antigens from Shigella flexneri, for example of serotype 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, X, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 7a or 7b.

Abstract: An immunogenic product including at least one immunoglobulin or fragment thereof conjugated with a carrier protein, wherein the at least one immunoglobulin is IgE and preferably wherein the IgE fragment includes the IgE C?3 domain, and wherein the carrier protein is preferably CRM197. Also the use of this immunogenic product for treating inflammatory disorders, and in particular allergic disorders.

Abstract: The invention relates to the diagnosis of a SARS-associated coronavirus, such as a SARS CoV-2 infection and SARS-CoV infection, using the SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid proteins and antibodies binding to these proteins. The invention encompasses reagents, methods and kits for the detection of a SARS-associated coronavirus.

Abstract: A method of treating obesity, preventing weight gain, reducing the rate of weight gain, and treating adverse effects related to obesity by administering SANA to induce thermogenesis in a subject.

Abstract: Methods, primers, sets of primers, probes, compositions, and kits for detecting presence or absence of SARS-CoV-2 in a sample are provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a lentiviral vector-based Japanese encephalitis (JE) immunogenic composition. The present invention is directed to a recombinant lentiviral vector expressing the precursor of membrane (prM) and the envelope (E) protein, in particular glycoprotein of a Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) or immunogenic fragments thereof. The present invention also provides cells expressing the lentiviral vector, uses and methods to prevent a JEV infection in a mammalian host, especially in a human or an animal host, in particular a pig or a piglet, preferably a domestic pig or a domestic piglet.

Abstract: It has been discovered that disrupting the stromal capsule restores a better vasculature/tumor perfusion and improve T cells infiltration inside the core of a melanoma. The invention relates to the use of drugs or immunoconjugates that target the transmembrane protease ADAM12 and deplete the cells that express it. Since ADAM12 protein is specifically expressed by stromal cells of the tumor stromal capsule and around vessels in models for prostate cancer, neuroendocrine pancreatic cancer and melanoma, an ADAM12 inhibitor is useful in anti-tumor therapies as an adjuvant. The invention encompasses methods, compositions, and kits containing ADAM12 inhibitors for use in the depletion of ADAM12+ stromal cells in cancer patient, particularly together with anti-tumor compounds and treatments.

Abstract: The invention relates to an immunogenic or vaccine composition against the 2019 novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), comprising a nucleic acid construct encoding a SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus Spike (S) protein antigen or a fragment thereof comprising the receptor-binding domain, wherein the nucleic acid construct sequence is codon-optimized for expression in human.

Abstract: K13-propeller polymorphism is a useful molecular marker for tracking the emergence and spread of ART-resistant P. falciparum. The invention encompasses methods, compositions, and kits for detecting and genotyping Plasmodium, for example, Plasmodium falciparum. The methods, compositions, and kits can be used to detect the presence or absence of a mutated K-13 propeller nucleic acid or protein in the sample.

Abstract: The invention relates to antibodies, and antigen binding fragments thereof, that potently neutralize infection of both RABV and non-RABV lyssaviruses. The invention also relates to antigenic sites to which the antibodies and antigen binding fragments bind, as well as to nucleic acids that encode and immortalized B cells and cultured plasma cells that produce such antibodies and antibody fragments. In addition, the invention relates to the use of the antibodies and antibody fragments of the invention in screening methods as well as in the diagnosis, prophylaxis and treatment of RABV infection and infection with non-RABV lyssaviruses.

Abstract: The invention relates to antibodies, and antigen binding fragments thereof, that potently neutralize infection of both RABV and non-RABV lyssaviruses. The invention also relates to antigenic sites to which the antibodies and antigen binding fragments bind, as well as to nucleic acids that encode and immortalized B cells and cultured plasma cells that produce such antibodies and antibody fragments. In addition, the invention relates to the use of the antibodies and antibody fragments of the invention in screening methods as well as in the diagnosis, prophylaxis and treatment of RABV infection and infection with non-RABV lyssaviruses.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an in vitro method of culturing a segmented filamentous bacterium strain, comprising co-culturing said segmented filamentous bacterium strain with a eukaryotic host cell, wherein the culture is performed at an O2 level inferior to 5% in a rich tissue culture liquid medium containing bacterial medium components including iron. The present invention also relates to methods for genetically modifying a segmented filamentous bacterium strain comprising a step a culturing the strain in vitro.

Abstract: The present invention describes specific engineering of the hantavirus spike proteins with modifications to stabilize (Gn/Gc)n heterodimer contacts and/or Gc homodimer contacts and/or Gn/Gn oligomer contacts on the spike with the purpose of using them as immunogens in next-generation vaccine design. Said spike proteins have been covalently stabilized by at least one disulphide inter-chain bond between Gn/Gc heterodimers and/or between Gc homodimers and/or between Gn homo-oligomers as they are presented at the surface of infectious virions. It also involves spike stabilization by introduction of cavity-filling amino acids with a bulky side chain at the above-mentioned contacts.

Abstract: A method for generating a color-faithful extended-depth-of-field (EDF) image from a color volume of 2D images acquired at different focal depths using a microscope.