Abstract: The present invention provides a preparation method and use of a TNFR2 and APRIL/BAFF receptor protein fusion. Specifically, the present invention provides a fusion protein, the fusion protein comprising a TNFR2 extracellular segment and a BAFFR or BCMA or TACI extracellular segment. The fusion protein of the present invention inhibits TNF ?-induced inflammation, and also by means of combining with BAFF or APRIL, inhibits the activation of B cells, and plays a synergistic role with TNFR2, thus enhancing the effect of treating various autoimmune diseases.

Abstract: Provided herein are mutants of estrogen receptor alpha ligand binding domain (ER-LBD), and chimeric proteins including such mutant ER-LBD. Also provided are methods of modulating transcription and modulating localization of such chimeric proteins.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a nutritionally optimized synthetic or recombinant collagen peptide comprising at least one amino acid sequence motif (glycine-X-Y)n, and the collagen peptide according to the invention for use in a method for therapeutic treatment of the human or animal body and products containing the collagen peptide according to the invention.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of genetic engineering or enzyme engineering, and in particular to an application of MmBBK2 in preparation of trypsin and chymotrypsin inhibitors. The MmBBK2 has the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO.1 or SEQ ID NO.2. The present disclosure clarifies for the first time that MmBBK2 in mulberry leaves has both trypsin and chymotrypsin inhibitory activity, and reveals its physical and chemical properties. The MmBBK2 has good application prospects in preparing trypsin and chymotrypsin inhibitors. On the basis of knowing its physical and chemical properties, its activity may be accordingly eliminated, promoting the development and utilization of mulberry leaf resources in animal feed, providing new perspectives and ideas for the development and utilization of mulberry leaves in animal feed and health food, and improving economic benefits of mulberry resources.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of genetic engineering or enzyme engineering, and in particular to an application of MmPI in preparation of trypsin inhibitors. The amino acid sequence of the MmPI is shown in SEQ ID NO.1. The present disclosure clarifies for the first time that MmPI in mulberry leaves has trypsin inhibitory activity and reveals its physical and chemical properties. The MmPI has good application prospects in preparing trypsin inhibitors. On the basis of knowing the physical and chemical properties of the MmPI, its activity may be accordingly eliminated, thereby it promotes the development and utilization of mulberry leaf resources in animal feed, provides new perspectives and ideas for the development and utilization of mulberry leaves in animal feed and health food, and enhances the economic benefits of mulberry resources.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing encapsulated natively-paired scFv amplicons, by encapsulating single cells in droplets, wherein the droplets further contain reagents for amplifying and sinking native pairings of heavy and light chain variable domain amplicons from single encapsulated cells; lysing the single encapsulated cells; and generating the encapsulated natively-paired scFv amplicons, wherein each scFv amplicon comprises a native pairing of heavy and light chain variable domain amplicons.

Abstract: Antibodies that bind SARS-CoV spike protein, SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, and methods of using same for treating or preventing conditions associated with SARS or COVID-19 and for detecting SARS-CoV or SARS-CoV-2.

Abstract: This disclosure provides novel broadly neutralizing anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof. The disclosed anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies constitute a novel therapeutic strategy in protection from SARS-CoV-2 infections.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to single domain antibodies (“VHHs”) against SARS-CoV-2, as well as to polypeptides comprising one or more of such VHHs. The disclosure also relates to nucleic acids encoding such VHHs and polypeptides; to methods of preparing such VHHs and polypeptides; to host cells expressing or capable of expressing such VHHs or polypeptides; to compositions comprising such VHHs, polypeptides, nucleic acids or host cells; and to uses of such VHHs, such polypeptides, such nucleic acids, such host cells or such compositions, in particular for prophylactic, therapeutic or diagnostic purposes.

Abstract: The present invention provides monoclonal antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 and methods of use and making thereof.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a composition including a recombinant nucleic acid sequence that encodes an anti-influenza-hemagglutinin synthetic antibody. The disclosure also provides a method of preventing and/or treating influenza in a subject using said composition and method of generation.

Abstract: Compositions, and methods of preventing Measles and other viral infections using the compositions, related to single-chain variable fragment- (scFv-) based antivirals that bind to the measles virus (eV) F peptide and block F-mediated membrane fusion, thereby preventing infection. The scFv may interact synergistically with MeV fusion inhibitory peptides, such as HRC4. The scFv may be administered to the patient by airway, such as intranasally, and may be co-administered with one or more MeV fusion inhibitory peptides, such as HRC4.

Abstract: Antibodies that protect against respiratory viral infections including human parainfluenza viruses (HPIV), respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and human metapneumovirus (HMPV) are described. Certain antibodies disclosed herein neutralize more than one virus (e.g., RSV and HMPV). The binding fragments of the antibodies can be engineered into numerous formats including those that provide simultaneous protection against multiple viruses.

Abstract: The invention is directed to methods to identify improbable mutations in the heavy or light chain variable domain of an antibody, methods to identify antigens which bind to antibodies comprising such improbable mutations, and methods of using such antigens to induce immune responses.

Abstract: A method for producing an antibody fragment from one or more single plasma cells. The method comprises obtaining a plurality of plasma cells, preparing a plurality of modified cell culture substrates, seeding each respective plasma cell of the plurality of plasma cells on the each respective modified cell culture substrate of the plurality of modified cell culture substrates, forming a plurality of cultured single plasma cells by culturing the seeded each respective plasma cell in a culture medium for a time duration of at least 10 days, and detecting the one or more single plasma cells that secrete the antibody fragment from among the plurality of cultured single plasma cells. The culture medium comprises a conditioned medium harvested from a culture of h-BMSCs, Insulin, Transferrin, Selenium, and Pyruvate.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to compositions and methods for enhancing transport of molecules into the brain using modified IgG Fc regions, and methods of producing and using molecules comprising such modified Fc regions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to neutralizing antibodies of the human pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide type I receptor (PAC1) and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such antibodies. Methods of treating or preventing headache conditions, such as migraine and cluster headache, using the neutralizing antibodies are also described.

Abstract: The present invention relates to antibodies, and antigen binding fragments thereof, that specifically bind to the pathological form of TDP-43, which characterizes various TDP-43 proteinopathies. The antibodies, and antigen binding fragments thereof, decrease TDP-43 aggregation observed under pathological conditions. The invention also relates to nucleic acids that encode, and to cells that express such antibodies and antibody fragments. In addition, the invention relates to the use of the antibodies and antibody fragments in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of TDP-43 proteinopathies.

Abstract: The invention is directed to treatment or prevention of a disease characterized by deposition of A? in the brain using anti-A? antibodies. The diseases that can be treated or prevented include, e.g., Alzheimer's disease, Down's syndrome, and cerebral amyloid angiopathy. The invention is also related to, in some aspects, to selecting a human subject based on the tau burden in the human subjects' brain, who is responsive to treatment or prevention of a disease characterized by deposition of A? in the brain that includes administering anti-A? antibodies. The invention is also related to human subjects who have one or two alleles of APOE e4.

Abstract: Monoclonal anti-PHF-tau antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof are described. Also described are nucleic acids encoding the antibodies, compositions comprising the antibodies, methods of producing the antibodies and using the antibodies for treating or preventing conditions such as tauopathies.

Abstract: The present invention relates to multifunctional protein molecules comprising decorin and uses thereof. In particular, the present invention relates to multifunctional protein molecules comprising decorin and a targeting polypeptide such as an antibody and methods of their production and uses thereof.

Abstract: The subject matter disclosed herein is generally directed to stratifying and treating inflammatory diseases. In particular, the present invention provides for detecting treatment naive cell states that predict the response of a subject having inflammatory bowel disease to anti-TNF-blockade. The cells are T cells, NK cells, innate lymphoid cells, myeloid and/or epithelial cell subsets defined by their gene expression as determined by single cell RNA sequencing. Alternatively, the responders are identified by gene expression in a sample.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods utilizing anti-TNF antibodies having a heavy chain (HC) comprising SEQ ID NO:36 and a light chain (LC) comprising SEQ ID NO:37 for use in the safe and effective treatment of active Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS).

Abstract: Provided are an anti-CLDN6 antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof; a nucleic acid molecule encoding same; an immunoconjugate, a bispecific molecule, a chimeric antigen receptor and a pharmaceutical composition containing same; and the use thereof for preventing and/or treating tumors.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides immune effector cells engineered to express a functional exogenous receptor such as a CAR armored with a tumor homing peptide. The immune effector cells according to the present disclosure have enhanced tumor infiltration and anti-tumor efficacy.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof that specifically bind to human PAR-2 and compositions comprising such antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof. In a particular aspect, the antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof that specifically bind to human PAR-2 block the interaction between a PAR-2 activating ligand and an extracellular domain of PAR-2, and/or blocks PAR-2 activation by a PAR-2 activating ligand, In further aspects, the antibodies or antigen-binding fragments can be used to treat diseases or conditions associated with increased expression of PAR-2 and/or diseases or conditions that can be alleviated by antagonizing activation of PAR-2 by a PAR-2 activating ligand (e.g., airway diseases, skin diseases, cancer, orofacial granulomatosis, inflammatory conditions, and pain associated with various diseases or conditions).

Abstract: The present invention provides anti-LRP5/6 monoclonal antibodies and related compositions, which may be used in any of a variety of therapeutic methods for treating diseases and disorders associated with Wnt pathway signaling.

Abstract: Provided are methods for clinical treatment of hematological malignancies, such as relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia or lymphoma using an anti-LAG-3 antibody. Particular malignancies include, e.g., chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), Hodgkin lymphoma (HL), or non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL).

Abstract: The present invention discloses an anti-NKp30 single domain antibody capable of activating the release of cytokines from NK cells or ??T cells, and a nucleic acid encoding the anti-NKp30 single domain antibody. The present invention also discloses a multifunctional fusion protein comprising the anti-NKp30 single domain antibody and a composition thereof, and the use in drugs for the treatment, prevention or diagnosis of diseases.

Abstract: Methods, kits, and compositions are provided herein that can be used to treat ovarian cancer using an anti-CD47 antibody. The anti-CD47 antibody can be used alone or in combination with one or more additional agent such as chemotherapy.

Abstract: The invention provides novel anti-LILR antibodies, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such antibodies, and therapeutic methods of using such antibodies and pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of diseases such as cancer, autoimmune disease, or allergic inflammation.

Abstract: The present invention provides a composition comprising a first antibody molecule that specifically recognizes CD3 and a second antibody molecule that specifically recognizes CD7, for use in a method of treatment, or preventative treatment of viral infection or viral reactivation in a mammalian subject undergoing immunomodulatory treatment, wherein the first and second antibody molecules are each provided with a toxic moiety. Also provided is a method of treating a mammalian subject having, or being at risk of developing, chronic Graft versus Host disease (cGVHD). Also provided is a related pharmaceutical composition.

Abstract: Anti-TRGV9 antibodies or antigen binding fragments thereof are described. Also described are nucleic acids encoding the antibodies, compositions comprising the antibodies, methods of producing the antibodies, and methods of using the antibodies for treating or preventing diseases, such as cancer.

Abstract: The present inventors discovered novel multispecific antigen-binding molecules with excellent cellular cytotoxicity, which comprise a first domain comprising a first antigen variable region which binds to DLL3 and a second domain comprising a second antigen variable region which binds to T cell receptor complex. The present inventors prepared further bispecific antibodies, and assessed their T cell-dependent cell cytotoxicity (TDCC), and found that they also show strong TDCC activity. Since the molecules/antibodies of the present invention show a strong cytotoxicity against cells expressing DLL3, novel pharmaceutical compositions comprising the molecules/antibodies for treating or preventing various cancers associated with DLL3 can be provided.

Abstract: The present application provides anti-IGFBP7 constructs that bind to IGFBP7 (e.g., anti-IGFBP7 antibodies), nucleic acid molecules encoding an amino acid sequence of the anti-IGFBP7, vectors comprising the nucleic acid molecules, host cells containing the vectors, methods of preparing the anti-IGFBP7 construct, pharmaceutical compositions containing the anti-IGFBP7 construct, and methods of using the anti-IGFBP7 construct or compositions.

Abstract: The invention relates to compositions and methods for treating cancer in a patient comprising subcutaneously administering a PD-1 antagonist, e.g., an anti-PD-1 antibody (e.g. pembrolizumab), or antigen binding fragment thereof, with or without hyaluronidase every six weeks, in specific amounts to the patient. In specific embodiments, the amount of anti-PD-1 antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof, is about 600 mg to about 1000 mg. In specific embodiments, the administration occurs about every three weeks, and the amount of anti-PD-1 antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof, is about 300 mg to about 500 mg. In certain embodiments, the PD-1 antagonist is pembrolizumab, or an antigen binding fragment thereof. Also provided are compositions and kits formulated for subcutaneous administration comprising a particular dosage of an anti-PD-1 antibody, or antigen-binding fragment thereof, and uses thereof for treating cancer.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to antibodies and functional binding fragments thereof that bind to programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1). In particular, the disclosed antibodies and fragments bind to human PD-L1 and comprise novel complementary determining regions (CDRs) also disclosed herein. Finally, the present disclosure relates to administering the disclosed antibodies and fragments to subjects with cancer, thereby treating or slowing the progression or proliferation of the cancer.

Abstract: Provided herein are methods of treating B7-H1-expressing tumors comprising administering an effective amount of MEDI4736 or an antigen-binding fragment thereof.

Abstract: Provided herein are antibodies and chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) cells comprising the antigen binding domains of these antibodies. Also provided are compositions comprising the same, vector or plasmid encoding the antibodies and CARs, and methods for producing the same, or using the same for detecting or treating cancer and kits for carrying out said methods.

Abstract: Described herein are antibodies, including multispecific antibodies, that bind to NK cells, optionally a tumor target antigen (TTA) and have increased binding to the CD16A receptor. The antibodies can include an NK cell antigen binding domain (ABD) that binds to the extracellular domain of an NK cell antigen such as NKG2D, NKp30, and NKp46.

Abstract: The present invention provides a chimeric polypeptide receptor in which an extracellular region comprising an antigenic region capable of being bound by an anti-human nicotinic acetylcholine receptor ?1 subunit (nAChR?1) antibody, a transmembrane region, and an intracellular domain comprising an intracellular signaling domain are arranged in the presented order from the N-terminus towards the C-terminus, wherein an amino acid sequence of the antigenic region comprises the amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 2 or an amino acid sequence derived from the amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 2 by the substitution, deletion, insertion, and/or addition of one or several amino acids, a polynucleotide encoding the chimeric polypeptide receptor polypeptide, a cell expressing the chimeric polypeptide receptor, etc., which are useful in the treatment of myasthenia gravis.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides engineered WNT agonists and methods of treating gastrointestinal disorders with modulators of the WNT signaling pathway.

Abstract: The present invention provides monoclonal antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof that bind to the Activin A type I receptor (ACVR1) protein, and methods of use thereof. In various embodiments of the invention, the antibodies are fully human antibodies that bind to ACVR1. In some embodiments, the antibodies of the invention and antigen-binding fragments thereof are useful for inhibiting ACVR1-mediated bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signal transduction, thus providing a means of treating or preventing a disease, disorder or condition associated with ACVR1.

Abstract: The present invention relates to recombinant binding proteins comprising an ankyrin repeat domain, wherein the ankyrin repeat domain has binding specificity for human CD123. In addition, the invention relates to nucleic acids encoding such recombinant binding proteins, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such proteins or nucleic acids, and the use of such binding proteins, nucleic acids or pharmaceutical compositions in methods for treating or diagnosing diseases, such as cancer, e.g., acute myeloid leukemia (AML), in mammal, including a human.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polypeptide comprising an antigen binding domain and a carrying moiety having an inhibiting domain that inhibits the antigen binding activity of the antigen binding domain, and having a longer half-life than that of the antigen binding domain existing alone, methods for producing and screening for the polypeptide, a pharmaceutical composition comprising the polypeptide, methods for producing and screening for a single-domain antibody whose antigen binding activity is inhibited by associating with particular VL, VH or VHH, and a fusion polypeptide library including a single-domain antibody whose antigen binding activity is inhibited by associating with particular VL, VH or VHH.

Abstract: The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition for treating IL-6-related diseases containing an IL-6 inhibitor as an active ingredient, wherein the pharmaceutical composition is routinely administered after a short-interval dosing period where the same dose as the routine dose is administered at a shorter interval than the routine dosing interval.

Abstract: The invention relates generally to polypeptides that include a cleavable moiety that is a substrate for at least one matrix metalloprotease (MMP), to activatable antibodies and other larger molecules that include the cleavable moiety that is a substrate for at least one MMP protease, and to methods of making and using these polypeptides that include a cleavable moiety that is a substrate for at least one MMP protease in a variety of therapeutic, diagnostic and prophylactic indications.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel protein formulation. In particular, the invention relates to a liquid pharmaceutical composition of an antibody directed to Interleukin-6 receptor, a method of manufacturing the composition, a kit including the composition, a package including the composition and to methods of treatment using the composition and/or package.

Abstract: This invention relates to binding molecules that bind specifically to TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand receptor 2 (TRAILR2) and cadherin-17 (CDH17) and their use in medicine, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, and methods of using the same as agents for treatment and/or prevention of cancer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a human agonistic CD40 multispecific antibody construct for treatment of solid tumors by engineering a molecule that specifically targets the CD40 pathway on tumor-associated APCs, without systemic CD40 activation.