Abstract:
Disclosed herein are nucleic acids encoding for and proteins expressing chimeric C1q polypeptides, non-human animals comprising said nucleic acids, and methods of making or using said non-human animals.
Abstract:
The present disclosure provides antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof that bind specifically to a coronavirus spike protein and methods of using such antibodies and fragments for treating or preventing viral infections (e.g., coronavirus infections). The present disclosure provides neutralizing human antigen-binding proteins that specifically bind to SARS-CoV-2-S, for example, antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof.
Abstract:
Antigen binding molecules (ABMs) comprising Fab domains in non-native configurations, ABM conjugates comprising the ABMs and cytotoxic or cytostatic agents, pharmaceutical compositions containing the ABMs and ABM conjugates, methods of using the ABMs, ABM conjugates and pharmaceutical compositions for treating cancer, nucleic acids encoding the ABMs, cells engineered to express the ABMs, and methods of producing ABMs.
Abstract:
This disclosure relates to genetically modified rodent animals and rodent models of human diseases. More specifically, this disclosure relates to genetically modified rodents whose genome comprises a humanized Il1rl2 gene (coding for the IL1rl2 subunit of the IL-36R protein) and human IL-36, and ligand genes. The genetically modified rodents disclosed herein display enhanced skin and intestinal inflammation as a preclinical model of psoriasis and IBD, respectively, and serve as a rodent model of human DITRA disease.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to molecules capable of binding to both CD20 and PD1, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising such molecules and methods of use thereof.
Abstract:
Described herein are methods and compositions for directing an antibody response in a subject away from one or more first epitopes of an antigen (e.g., immunodominant epitopes of a vaccine antigen) and towards one or more second epitopes of the antigen by administering one or more antibodies targeting the one or more first epitopes of the antigen.
Abstract:
The present invention provides, inter alia, a method for cell-specific modulation of a target antigen. The method comprises contacting a target cell having the target antigen on the surface of the target cell with: (a) first multi-specific antigen-binding polypeptide comprising: (i) a cell-specific antigen binding domain (C1), (ii) a target antigen binding domain (T1); and (b) a second multi-specific antigen-binding polypeptide comprising: (i) a cell-specific antigen binding domain (C2), (ii) a target antigen binding domain (T2); wherein C1 and C2 interact with the same cell-specific antigen, and the cell-specific antigen and the target antigen are on the same target cell. Pharmaceutical compositions and kits thereof are also included in the present invention.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein are nucleic acids encoding for and proteins expressing chimeric C1q polypeptides, non-human animals comprising said nucleic acids, and methods of making or using said non-human animals.
Abstract:
According to certain embodiments, the present disclosure provides bispecific antigen-binding molecules comprising a first antigen-binding domain that specifically binds a Staphylococcus species target antigen and a second antigen binding domain that binds a complement component. In certain embodiments, the bispecific antigen-binding molecules of the present disclosure are capable of binding to the Staphylococcus species target antigen with an EC50 of about 10nM or less, and/or are capable of promoting complement deposition on the Staphylococcus species with an EC50 of about 10nM. The antibodies of the disclosure are useful for treating diseases in which inhibition or reduction of the growth of a Staphylococcus species is desired and/or therapeutically beneficial, for example, for treating staphylococcal infections including a skin infection, cellulitis, pneumonia, meningitis, urinary tract infection, toxic shock syndrome, endocarditis, osteomyelitis, bacteremia, or sepsis, or for preventing or treating a staphylococcus infection that occurs as a result of a surgical procedure.
Abstract:
Screening methods as well as kits for identifying modulators of hydroxysteroid (17-beta) dehydrogenase (HSD17B) family member proteins, such as HSD17B13, are provided. The methods comprise screening molecules for their capacity to modulate the HSD17B family member protein, including inhibiting the HSD17B family member protein, as measured by substrate depletion, product concentration from the HSD17B family member protein substrate conversion or NADH concentration, levels of labeled substrate, luciferin light emission, or combinations thereof. Inhibitors of HSD17B family member proteins identified through the screening methods may be used to treat liver diseases, disorders, or conditions in which the HSD17B family member protein plays a role.