Abstract:
Alterations to a host cell protein form a set of specific alterations which may be deployed to then limit a trial and error process in order to arrive at an Anti-Protein targeted to a host cell protein. The invention dictates regulation of monomers, multimers, oligomeric subunits and oligomers, or proteins by changing their form and function sufficiently, to yield a new set of interaction rules which closely resemble the rules followed by naturally occurring monomers, multimers, oligomeric subunits oligomers and proteins. This Anti-Protein contains highly specific alterations, which render the ultimate presence and sufficient concentration of these compositions to yield predictably different interaction, structure and function for the cell and which incorporate the necessary coding for transcription, translation and sufficient concentrated production for these Anti-Proteins, to enable regulation of a particular cellular function, such as viral replication.
Abstract:
A communication device is provided and includes a first major surface including a display and a mixed array. The mixed array includes at least two different types of array units and occupies an area coinciding with, in plan view as viewed perpendicular to the major surface, at least substantially the entire major surface.
Abstract:
The present invention provides modified fusion enhanced erythrocytes (or other cell types and synthetic cells) which comprise human viral receptor proteins, human viral coreceptor proteins and viral derived proteins capable of mediating entry of respective viruses into the modified erythrocytes, cells or pseudo-cells. The present invention also provides methods of using the fusion enhanced modified erythrocytes, cells or pseudo-cells for the treatment or prevention of viral infections. In one embodiment, the fusion enhanced modified erythrocytes of the present invention comprise CD4 and at least one HIV coreceptor, such as CXCR4 or CCR5 and as well, at least one of cholesterol rafts, fusin, actin, a viral derived protein such as fusion peptide derived from HIV GP 120 or HIV GP41 or a shorter protein derived from a long viral protein, such as a portion of HIV derived GP 120, or HIV GP41 such as the 23 N-terminal peptide of the HIV-I gp 41 protein (AVGIGALFLGFLGAAGSTMGARS) called FP23 (Fusion Peptide). These viral- fusion enhanced cells may also be electrostatic charge enhanced through further additions named in this invention. The minor addition of iron to these modified erythrocytes, in tolerable amouts, yields a greater static charge, per cell, and thus the initial attraction for HIV will be enhanced proffering better initial static bonding to the virion, followed by the strong covalent or hydrophobic bonding which signifies the commencement of the fusion event. The modified erythrocytes, when administered to an HIV patient, bind to the plasma virus and induce the injection of the HIV ribonucleoprotein complex into the cells. The entrapped viral content is sequestered within said cell for at least the period of time that the cell maintains its outer membrane integrity. The virus is thereafter either degraded or deactivated within the erythrocytes, cells or pseudo-cells, or destroyed by erythrophagocytosis.