Abstract: The present invention relates to non peptidic, heterobivalent molecules (HBM) that are able to simultaneously bind a surface target protein as well as an endogenous or exogenous human antibody protein and induce immune effector function. More specifically, the present invention relates to agents capable of binding to a chemokine receptor and inducing the depletion of chemokine receptor positive subsets of pathogenic cells in a subject for use in the treatment and/or prevention of cancer, inflammatory, autoimmune and allergic disease.

Abstract: The present invention relates to non peptidic, heterobivalent molecules (HBM) that are able to simultaneously bind a surface target protein as well as an endogenous or exogenous human antibody protein and induce immune effector function. More specifically, the present invention relates to agents capable of binding to a chemokine receptor and inducing the depletion of chemokine receptor positive subsets of pathogenic cells in a subject for use in the treatment and/or prevention of cancer, inflammatory, autoimmune and allergic disease.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel members of the Tumor Necrosis Factor family of receptors. The invention provides isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding a human TR2 receptor and two splice variants thereof. TR2 polypeptides are also provided as are vectors, host cells and recombinant methods for producing the same. The invention further relates to screening methods for identifying agonists and antagonists of TR2 receptor activity. Also provided are diagnostic methods for detecting disease states related to the aberrant expression of TR2 receptors. Further provided are therapeutic methods for treating disease states related to aberrant proliferation and differentiation of cells which express the TR2 receptors.

Abstract: Mutants of 2,5-diketo-D-gluconic acid reductase A, an enzyme used to produce 2-keto-L-gulonic acid, a precursor of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) are prepared by site-directed mutagenesis. These mutants have increased catalytic activity, increased expression levels, and/or enhanced temperature stability.

Abstract: A method of identifying a relationship between a set of one or more candidate biomolecules and a set of one or more reference biomolecules, the method including inputting to a computer a query set describing the one or more candidate biomolecules; comparing the query set with a target database describing the one or more reference biomolecules wherein the one or more reference biomolecules grouped into one or more buckets and wherein the one or more reference biomolecules of each bucket share a common property; counting a number of matches between each query set and each buckets of the target database; and statistically analyzing the number of matches to each bucket wherein the presence of a statistically significant match identifies a relationship between a the query set and a bucket of the target database.

Abstract: Mutants of 2,5-diketo-D-gluconic acid reductase A, an enzyme used to produce 2-keto-L-gulonic acid, a precursor of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) are prepared by site-directed mutagenesis. These mutants have increased catalytic activity, increased expression levels, and/or enhanced temperature stability.

Abstract: Mutants of 2,5-diketo-D-gluconic acid reductase A, an enzyme used to produce 2-keto-L-gulonic acid, a precursor of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) are prepared by site-directed mutagenesis. These mutants have increased catalytic activity, increased expression levels, and/or enhanced temperature stability.

Abstract: Mutants of 2,5-diketo-D-gluconic acid reductase A, an enzyme used to produce 2-keto-L-gulonic acid, a precursor of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) are prepared by site-directed mutagenesis. These mutants have increased catalytic activity, increased expression levels, and/or enhanced temperature stability.