Abstract: Nanostructures and nanostructure-based vaccines that display antigens capable of eliciting immune responses to infectious agents such as bacteria, viruses, and pathogens are provided. Some vaccines are useful for preventing or decreasing the severity of infection with an infectious agent, including, for example and without limitation, lyme disease, pertussis, herpes virus, orthomyxovirus, paramyxovirus, pneumovirus, filovirus, flavivirus, reovirus, retrovirus, meningococcus, or malaria. The antigens may be attached to the core of the nanostructure either non-covalently or covalently, including as a fusion protein or by other means. Multimeric antigens may optionally be displayed along a symmetry axis of the nanostructure. Also provided are proteins and nucleic acid molecules encoding such proteins, vaccine compositions, and methods of administration.

Abstract: Antibody particles are disclosed comprising polypeptides comprising an (Fc) binding domain, a helical polypeptide monomer, and an oligomer domain, and either Tie2 antibodies or dimers, or tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily antibodies, and uses thereof.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are nanostructures and their use, where the nanostructures include a plurality of first assemblies, each first assembly comprising a plurality of identical first polypeptides selected from 153_dn5A, 153_dn5A.1 and I53_dn5A.2, or variants thereof; and a plurality of second assemblies, each second assembly comprising a plurality of identical second polypeptides being 153 dn5B or a variant thereof, wherein the plurality of first assemblies non-covalently interact with the plurality of second assemblies to form a nanostructure; and wherein the nanostructure displays multiple copies of one or more paramyxovirus and/or pneumovirus F proteins, or antigenic fragments thereof.

Abstract: Nanoparticles and vaccines containing these nano particles that elicit an immune response against hemagglutinin (HA) proteins from a broad range of influenza viruses are provided. The nanoparticles are made from self-assembling proteins, at least one of which is joined to an immunogenic portion of an influenza HA protein. This immunogenic portion is displayed on the nanoparticle surface, making the nanoparticles useful for vaccinating subjects against influenza virus.

Abstract: De novo designed multi-pass transmembrane polypeptides are described, that include 2 or more transmembrane domains that are each between 15 and 35 amino acids in length, include one or more polar residues, and include at least 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, or more hydrophobic amino acid residues.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are polypeptides having the amino acid sequence that is at least 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or 100% identical to the full length of the amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1-33 and 36, wherein the polypeptides include at least 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or 100% of the identified interface residues, and wherein the polypeptides are capable of end-to-end homo-polymerization, homo-polymers of the polypeptides, and related capping and anchor proteins to facilitate homo-polymer formation.

Abstract: Described herein are polypeptides capable of self-assembling to form homo-oligomers, and methods for designing such polypeptides.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides nanostructures and nanostructure-based vaccines. Some nanostructures of the present disclosure display antigens capable of eliciting immune responses to infectious agents such as bacteria, viruses, and pathogens. Some vaccines of the present disclosure are useful for preventing or decreasing the severity of infection with an infectious agent, including, for example and without limitation, lyme disease, pertussis, herpes virus, orthomyxovirus, paramyxovirus, pneumovirus, filovirus, flavivirus, reovirus, retrovirus, meningococcus, or malaria. The antigens may be attached to the core of the nanostructure either non-covalently or covalently, including as a fusion protein or by other means disclosed herein. Multimeric antigens may optionally be displayed along a symmetry axis of the nanostructure. Also provided are proteins and nucleic acid molecules encoding such proteins, vaccine compositions, and methods of administration.

Abstract: Described herein are polypeptides capable of self-assembling to form homo-oligomers, and methods for designing such polypeptides.

Abstract: Described herein are polypeptides capable of self-assembling to form homo-oligomers, and methods for designing such polypeptides.

Abstract: Described herein are polypeptides capable of self-assembling to form homo-oligomers, and methods for designing such polypeptides.