Abstract: Provided herein are engineered T cell receptor (TCR) proteins, nucleic acids, vectors, host cells, methods of treating atherosclerosis-related autoimmune disease, and chimeric antigen receptor expressing T cell (CAR-T) comprising a beta chain CDR3 selected from the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NOS: 179 to 356 and an alpha chain, wherein the TCR is specific for a human apolipoprotein B (ApoB) epitope, antigen-MHC binding portions, and full-length versions of the same.

Abstract: The present disclosure includes compositions and methods for detecting the presence of: a coronavirus or an immune response relevant to a coronavirus infection including T cells responsive to one or more coronavirus peptides or proteins comprising, consisting of, or consisting essentially of: one or more amino acid sequences selected from those sequences set forth in Tables 1 to 10 (SEQ ID NOS: 1 to 3522), or a subsequence, portion, homologue, variant or derivative thereof; a fusion protein; a pool of 2 or more peptides; or a polynucleotide that encodes one or more peptides or proteins, comprising, consisting of, or consisting essentially of one or more amino acid sequences set forth in Tables 1 to 10 (SEQ ID NOS: 1 to 3522), or a subsequence, portion, homologue, variant or derivative thereof. The disclosure further provides vaccines, diagnostics, therapies, and kits, comprising such proteins or peptides.

Abstract: The present invention includes compositions and methods for detecting the presence of: a coronavirus or an immune response to a coronavirus infection including T cells responsive to one or more coronavirus peptides or proteins comprising, consisting of, or consisting essentially of: one or more amino acid sequences selected from SEQ ID NO: 1 to 1126, subsequences, portions, homologues, variants or derivatives; a fusion protein comprising one or more amino acid sequences selected from SEQ ID NO: 1 to 1126; a pool of peptides or proteins selected from the amino acid sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1 to 1126; or a polynucleotide that encodes one or more peptides or proteins, comprising, consisting of, or consisting essentially of an amino acid sequence selected from SEQ ID NO: 1 to 1126, subsequences, portions, homologues, variants or derivatives. The invention further provides vaccines, diagnostics, therapies, and kits, comprising such proteins or peptides.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are polynucleotides encoding multi-epitope polypeptides and assemblies thereof, and their use for treating or limiting Toxoplasma gondii infection.

Abstract: The present invention relates to M. tuberculosis proteins and peptides, and subsequences, portions or modifications thereof and methods and compounds comprising the same for eliciting, stimulating, inducing, promoting, increasing, or enhancing an anti-M. tuberculosis immune response in a subject.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are polynucleotides encoding multi-epitope polypeptides and assemblies thereof, and their use for treating or limiting Toxoplasma gondii infection.

Abstract: The invention relates to combinations of peptides or variants thereof derived from a portion of an amino sequence of a house dust mite allergen, e.g. the allergens Der p 1, Der f 1, Der p 2 and/or Der f 2. Such peptides comprise at least one T cell epitope and a significant high number of patients in a worldwide population will have HLA alleles with the potential to bind the peptides of the peptide combinations. The invention also relates to the use of such peptide combinations in relieving an immune response caused by a dust mite.

Abstract: The invention relates to combinations of peptides or variants thereof derived from a portion of an amino sequence of CM a house dust mite allergen, e.g. the allergens Der p 1, Der f 1, Der p 2 and/or Der f 2. Such peptides comprise at least one T cell epitope and a significant high number of patients in a worldwide population will have HLA alleles with the potential to bind the peptides of the peptide combinations. The invention also relates to the use of such peptide combinations in relieving an immune response caused by a dust mite.

Abstract: This invention uses our knowledge of the mechanisms by which antigen is recognized by T cells to identify and prepare Plasmodium falciparum epitopes, and to develop epitope-based vaccines directed towards malaria. More specifically, this application communicates our discovery of pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use in the prevention and treatment of malaria. In particular, this application discloses isolated peptides comprising oligopeptides, for example the oligopeptides LLACAGLAY, FLIFFDLFLV, FMKAVCVEV, VLAGLLGNV, GLIMVLSFL, KILSVFFLA, GLLGNVSTV, VLLGGVGLVL, ILSVSSFLFV, QTNFKSLLR, LACAGLAYK, ALFFIIFNK, LLACAGLAYK, HVLSHNSYEK, FILVNLLIFH, FQDEENIGIY, PSDGKCNLY, YYIPHQSSL, FYFILVNLL, KYLVIVFLI and KYKLATSVL, or isolated peptides conjugated with T helper peptides that are used as antigens in epitope-based vaccines to prevent and/or treat malaria.

Abstract: The present invention provides the means and methods for selecting immunogenic peptides and the immunogenic peptide compositions capable of specifically binding glycoproteins encoded by HLA alleles and inducing T cell activation in T cells restricted by the allele. One such peptide, NMLSTVLGV (SEQ ID NO: 183) is useful to elicit an immune response against influenza. The present invention also provides a heteropolymer of an isolated immunogenic peptide less than 15 amino acids in length comprising the oligopeptide NMLSTVLGV (SEQ ID NO: 183) and at least one different peptide.

Abstract: This invention uses our knowledge of the mechanisms by which antigen is recognized by T cells to identify and prepare Plasmodium falciparum epitopes, and to develop epitope-based vaccines directed towards malaria. More specifically, this application communicates our discovery of pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use in the prevention and treatment of malaria. In particular, this application discloses isolated peptides comprising oligopeptides, for example the oligopeptide GVSENIFLK, or isolated peptides conjugated with T helper peptides that are used as antigens in epitope-based vaccines to prevent and/or treat malaria.

Abstract: A composition or vaccine composition comprising at least one peptide that has less than 600 contiguous amino acids having 100% identity to a native sequence of CEA, HER2/neu, MAGE2, MAGE3, or p53, the peptide further comprising at least one epitope selected from Table 6.

Abstract: This invention uses our knowledge of the mechanisms by which antigen is recognized by T cells to identify and prepare human papillomavirus (HPV) epitopes, and to develop epitope-based vaccines directed towards HPV. More specifically, this application communicates our discovery of pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use in the prevention and treatment of HPV infection.

Abstract: The subject invention provides novel Plasmodium falciparum antigens and novel polynucleotides encoding these antigens. Also provided by the subject invention are methods of using these antigens and polynucleotides.

Abstract: A composition or vaccine composition comprising at least one peptide that has less than 600 contiguous amino acids having 100% identity to a native sequence of CEA, HER2/neu, MAGE2, MAGE3, or p53, the peptide further comprising at least one epitope selected from Table 6.

Abstract: The subject invention provides novel Plasmodium falciparum antigens and novel polynucleotides encoding these antigens. Also provided by the subject invention are methods of using these antigens and polynucleotides.

Abstract: This invention uses our knowledge of the mechanisms by which antigen is recognized by T cells to develop epitope-based vaccines directed towards HBV. More specifically, this application communicates our discovery of pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use in the prevention and treatment of HBV infection.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to peptides, and nucleic acids encoding them, derived from the Hepatitis C Virus (HCV). The peptides are those which elicit a CTL and/or HTL response in a host. The invention is also directed to compositions and vaccines for prevention and treatment of HCV infection and diagnostic methods for detection of HCV exposure in patients.

Abstract: This invention uses our knowledge of the mechanisms by which antigen is recognized by T cells to develop epitope-based vaccines directed towards HBV. More specifically, this application communicates our discovery of pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use in the prevention and treatment of HBV infection.

Abstract: This invention uses our knowledge of the mechanisms by which antigen is recognized by T cells to develop epitope-based vaccines directed towards HBV. More specifically, this application communicates our discovery of pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use in the prevention and treatment of HBV infection.