Abstract: This disclosure provides an IgM antibody or IgM-like antibody comprising a variant J-chain and/or variant IgM heavy chain constant regions that can confer increased serum half-life upon the antibody.

Abstract: This disclosure provides multivalent binding molecule comprising a modified J-chain that comprises an immune stimulatory agent. Also provided are polynucleotides encoding the binding molecule or subunits thereof and vectors and host cell comprising said polynucleotides. This disclosure further provides methods for producing and/or using a multivalent binding molecule comprising a modified J-chain that comprises an immune stimulatory agent.

Abstract: This disclosure provides multimeric binding molecules that bind to a human coronavirus, e.g., MERS-CoV, SARS-CoV or SARS-CoV-2. This disclosure also provides compositions comprising the multimeric binding molecules, polynucleotides that encode the multimeric binding molecules, and host cells that can produce the binding molecules. Further this disclosure provides methods of using the multimeric binding molecules, including methods for treating and preventing human coronavirus disease, e.g., coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Abstract: This disclosure provides a multimeric hepatitis B virus (HBV) protein binding molecule, e.g., a dimeric IgA or a pentameric or hexameric IgM binding molecule, comprising at least two bivalent binding units, or variants or fragments thereof, each comprising at least two antibody heavy chain constant regions or fragments thereof, wherein each heavy chain constant region or fragment thereof is associated with an HBV antigen binding domain. The disclosure also provides compositions comprising the multimeric binding molecules, polynucleotides encoding the multimeric binding molecules, and methods to make and use the multimeric binding molecules.

Abstract: This disclosure provides multimeric binding molecules that bind to a human coronavirus, e.g., MERS-CoV, SARS-CoV or SARS-CoV-2. This disclosure also provides compositions comprising the multimeric binding molecules, polynucleotides that encode the multimeric binding molecules, and host cells that can produce the binding molecules. Further this disclosure provides methods of using the multimeric binding molecules, including methods for treating and preventing human coronavirus disease, e.g., coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Abstract: The disclosure provides modified human IgM heavy chain constant regions that include one or more amino acid substitutions, e.g., in the C?3 domain, where a modified human IgM antibody comprising the modified IgM constant region and a heavy chain variable region specific for a target antigen exhibits reduced complement-dependent cytotoxicity (CDC) of cells expressing the target antigen relative to a corresponding wild-type human IgM antibody.

Abstract: This disclosure provides an isolated IgM-derived binding molecule, e.g., an IgM antibody, IgM-like antibody, or other IgM-derived binding molecule, including at least one variant IgM-derived heavy chain, where the at least one variant IgM-derived heavy chain includes a variant IgM heavy chain constant region associated with a binding domain that specifically binds to a target, where at least one asparagine (N)-linked glycosylation motif of the variant IgM heavy chain constant region is mutated to prevent glycosylation at that motif, and/or at least one N-linked glycosylation motif is introduced into the variant IgM heavy chain.

Abstract: This disclosure provides multimeric binding molecules that bind to SARS-CoV-2. This disclosure also provides compositions comprising the multimeric binding molecules, polynucleotides that encode the multimeric binding molecules, and host cells that can produce the binding molecules. Further this disclosure provides methods of using the multimeric binding molecules, including methods for treating and preventing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Abstract: The disclosure provides modified human IgM heavy chain constant regions that include one or more amino acid substitutions, e.g., in the C?3 domain, where a modified human IgM antibody comprising the modified IgM constant region and a heavy chain variable region specific for a target antigen exhibits reduced complement-dependent cytotoxicity (CDC) of cells expressing the target antigen relative to a corresponding wild-type human IgM antibody.

Abstract: This disclosure provides IgM- and IgA-derived binding molecules comprising binding polypeptides, e.g., receptor ectodomains, ligands, or receptor-binding fragments thereof, and the like, fused to multimerizing IgM or IgA constant regions.

Abstract: The disclosure provides modified human IgM heavy chain constant regions that include one or more amino acid substitutions, e.g., in the C?3 domain, where a modified human IgM antibody comprising the modified IgM constant region and a heavy chain variable region specific for a target antigen exhibits reduced complement-dependent cytotoxicity (CDC) of cells expressing the target antigen relative to a corresponding wild-type human IgM antibody.

Abstract: This disclosure provides an IgM antibody or IgM-like antibody comprising a variant J-chain and/or variant IgM heavy chain constant regions that can confer increased serum half-life upon the antibody.

Abstract: This disclosure provides an IgM antibody or IgM-like antibody comprising a variant J-chain and/or variant IgM heavy chain constant regions that can confer increased serum half-life upon the antibody.

Abstract: This disclosure provides a multimeric hepatitis B virus (HBV) protein binding molecule, e.g., a dimeric IgA or a pentameric or hexameric IgM binding molecule, comprising at least two bivalent binding units, or variants or fragments thereof, each comprising at least two antibody heavy chain constant regions or fragments thereof, wherein each heavy chain constant region or fragment thereof is associated with an HBV antigen binding domain. The disclosure also provides compositions comprising the multimeric binding molecules, polynucleotides encoding the multimeric binding molecules, and methods to make and use the multimeric binding molecules.

Abstract: This disclosure provides an IgM antibody or IgM-like antibody comprising a variant J-chain and/or variant IgM heavy chain constant regions that can confer increased serum half-life upon the antibody.

Abstract: This disclosure provides a multimeric hepatitis B virus (HBV) protein binding molecule, e.g., a dimeric IgA or a pentameric or hexameric IgM binding molecule, comprising at least two bivalent binding units, or variants or fragments thereof, each comprising at least two antibody heavy chain constant regions or fragments thereof, wherein each heavy chain constant region or fragment thereof is associated with an HBV antigen binding domain. The disclosure also provides compositions comprising the multimeric binding molecules, polynucleotides encoding the multimeric binding molecules, and methods to make and use the multimeric binding molecules.

Abstract: This disclosure provides a multimeric hepatitis B virus (HBV) protein binding molecule, e.g., a dimeric IgA or a pentameric or hexameric IgM binding molecule, comprising at least two bivalent binding units, or variants or fragments thereof, each comprising at least two antibody heavy chain constant regions or fragments thereof, wherein each heavy chain constant region or fragment thereof is associated with an HBV antigen binding domain. The disclosure also provides compositions comprising the multimeric binding molecules, polynucleotides encoding the multimeric binding molecules, and methods to make and use the multimeric binding molecules.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are compounds that activate RNaseL, methods of synthesizing compounds that activate RNaseL and the use of compounds that activate RNaseL for treating and/or ameliorating a disease or a condition, such as a viral infection, a bacterial infection, cancer and/or parasitic disease.

Abstract: A method of identifying a compound that induces apoptosis is disclosed. The method includes identifying compounds that inhibit the expression and/or activity of a target. Also disclosed are methods for inducing apoptosis by inhibiting one of the targets. The invention further includes methods for the diagnosis of a tumor that include determining the level of at least one of the targets as a biomarker in a patient sample, the level of the biomarker being indicative of the presence of tumor cells.