208results about "P53 protein" patented technology

The present invention provides peptides and peptidomimetics corresponding to part or to the entirety of the region encompassed by residues 360-386 of human p53, said peptides and peptidomimetics characterized by the ability to activate DNA binding of wild-type p53 and to select tumor-derived p53 mutants. Pharmaceutical compositions of the compounds of the invention and methods of using these compositions therapeutically are also provided.

The present invention addresses the need to improve the yields of viral vectors when grown in cell culture systems. In particular, it has been demonstrated that for adenovirus, the use of low-medium perfusion rates in an attached cell culture system provides for improved yields. In other embodiments, the inventors have shown that there is improved Ad-p53 production cells grown in serum-free conditions, and in particular in serum-free suspension culture. Also important to the increase of yields is the use of detergent lysis. Combination of these aspects of the invention permits purification of virus by a single chromatography step that results in purified virus of the same quality as preparations from double CsCl banding using an ultracentrifuge.

This invention uses our knowledge of the mechanisms by which antigen is recognized by T cells to develop epitope-based vaccines directed towards HBV. More specifically, this application communicates our discovery of pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use in the prevention and treatment of HBV infection.

Specific sequences in the human genome are the sites of strong binding of wild-type p53 protein, but not mutant forms of the protein. These sequences are used diagnostically to detect cells in which the amount of wild-type p53 is diminished. The sequences can also be used to screen for agents which correct for loss of wild-type p53 to DNA in cancer cells.

Provided are methods of generating chimeric antigen receptors (CAR). In some embodiments, library screening of CAR is performed by generating a vector encoding the CAR from random attachment of vectors from libraries of vectors encoding antigen-binding domains (e.g., scFv regions), hinge regions, and endodomains. In some embodiments, the vectors contain a transposon.

This invention relates to detection of specific extracellular nucleic acid in plasma or serum fractions of human or animal blood associated with neoplastic or proliferative disease. Specifically, the invention relates to detection of nucleic acid derived from mutant oncogenes or other tumor-associated DNA, and to those methods of detecting and monitoring extracellular mutant oncogenes or tumor-associated DNA found in the plasma or serum fraction of blood by using rapid DNA extraction followed by nucleic acid amplification with or without enrichment for mutant DNA. In particular, the invention relates to the detection, identification, or monitoring of the existence, progression or clinical status of benign, premalignant, or malignant neoplasms in humans or other animals that contain a mutation that is associated with the neoplasm through detection of the mutated nucleic acid of the neoplasm in plasma or serum fractions. The invention permits the detection of extracellular, tumor-associated nucleic acid in the serum or plasma of humans or other animals recognized as having a neoplastic or proliferative disease or in individuals without any prior history or diagnosis of neoplastic or proliferative disease. The invention provides the ability to detect extracellular nucleic acid derived from genetic sequences known to be associated with neoplasia, such as oncogenes, as well as genetic sequences previously unrecognized as being associated with neoplastic or proliferative disease. The invention thereby provides methods for early identification of colorectal, pancreatic, lung, breast, bladder, ovarian, lymphoma and all other malignancies carrying tumor-related mutations of DNA and methods for monitoring cancer and other neoplastic disorders in humans and other animals.

The present invention provides a method for enhancing embryo viability comprising administering at least one inhibitor of p53 or a p53-associated pathway to one or more of the following: the embryo, oocytes, sperm, a femme animal or a male animal.

The present invention discloses compositions and methods for delivery of biomolecules into cells. Compositions comprise peptidomimetic macrocycles complexed or conjugated to biomolecules such as nucleic acids.

The invention discloses a micro-molecule polypeptide TAT-p53DM and an application thereof to preparing a medicine for treating or preventing ischemic stroke. A fusion protein polypeptide TAT-p53DM of a TAT protein transduction domain and p53DM is artificially synthesized; TAT carries p53DM protein polypeptide to pass through a blood brain barrier through blood so as to be taken by nerve cells; used in an in-vitro and in-vivo ischemic stroke model, the micro-molecule polypeptide TAT-p53DM is capable of effectively playing a biological role in blocking binding between death domain of death associated protein kinase 1 (DAPK1DD) and tumor suppression protein p53DNA binding motifs (p53DM), inhibiting signals capable of causing neuronal apoptosis and necrosis at DAPK1 downstream, and reducing ischemic stroke brain injury; moreover, molecular targets are provided for further developing medicines for clinically treating ischemic stroke.

Provided herein are peptidomimetic macrocycles and methods of using such macrocycles for the treatment of disease.

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) can be prevented or treated by down-regulating the autoimmune response to the C-terminal-DNA-binding domain of the p53 protein (p53) by an active principle selected from the group consisting of: (i) a peptide of, or comprising, the C-terminal DNA-binding domain of the p53 protein; (ii) a monoclonal antibody (mAb) specific for said domain of p53 (Ab1), and fragments thereof; (iii) an mAb specific for Ab1 (hereinafter Ab2), and fragments thereof; (iv) a peptide based on a complementarity determining region (CDR) of the heavy or light chain of said Ab1 or Ab2; (v) a DNA molecule coding for (i) and (iv) of for the variable region of said Ab1 and Ab2 of (ii) and (iii); and (vi) T cells specific for (i) to (iv), fragments thereof, T cell receptor (TCR) thereof and peptides comprising the variable region of said TCR. SLE can also be diagnosed by assaying for antibodies (Ab1) against the C-terminal DNA-binding domain of p53 or antibodies (Ab2) specific to the Ab1 antibodies.

The present invention relates to means for cleaving a nucleic acid cleavage structure in a site-specific manner. Enzymes, including 5′ nucleases and 3′ exonucleases, are used to detect and identify nucleic acids derived from microorganisms. Methods are provided which allow for the detection and identification of bacterial and viral pathogens in a sample.

Provided herein are peptidomimetic macrocycles containing amino acid sequences with at least two modified amino acids that form an intramolecular cross-link that can help to stabilize a secondary structure of the amino acid sequence. Suitable sequences for stabilization include those with homology to the p53 protein. These sequences can bind to the MDM2 and / or MDMX proteins. Also provided herein are methods of using such macrocycles for the treatment of diseases and disorders, such as cancers or other disorders characterized by a low level or low activity of a p53 protein or high level of activity of a MDM2 and / or MDMX protein.

The present invention relates to methods and compositions of activating cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) in vivo with specificity for particular antigenic peptides, and to methods and compositions of using activated CTLs in vivo for the treatment of a variety of disease conditions. In some preferred embodiments, the invention provides methods of employing a polypeptide of the amino acid sequence VMAGVGSPYV to specifically activating CTLs in subjects having a breast cancer overexpressing a Her-2 / Neu protein, and methods of using the polypeptide to treat such subjects.

Mutations to the tumor suppressor protein p53 have been observed in 40-60% of all human cancers. These mutations are often associated with high nuclear and cytoplasmic concentrations of p53. Since many tumors exhibit highly elevated p53 levels, the protein is an attractive target for cancer immunotherapy. Unfortunately, p53 is an autoantigen that is likely to be tolerated as a self-protein by the immune system. The present invention is based on the discovery that this self-tolerance can be overcome by administration of recombinant modified vaccinia Ankara (MVA) containing a nucleic acid that encodes p53 (rMVAp53). The invention discloses a method of generating a p53-specific CTL-response to tumor cells expressing mutated p53 by administering a composition comprising rMVAp53. Administration of rMVAp53 decreases tumor development, tumor growth, and mortality in a variety of malignant cell types. These effects are enhanced by administration of CTLA-4 blocker and / or CpG oligodeoxynucleotide immunomodulators.

The present invention provides novel peptidomimetic macrocycles and methods of using such macrocycles for the treatment of disease.

This invention relates to the detection of extracellular papillomavirus DNA in blood plasma or serum from a human or animal. In particular, the invention relates to the detection, identification, evaluation, or monitoring of neoplastic, premalignant or malignant disease associated with a papillomavirus. The invention thereby provides methods for the identification of individuals at risk for, or having, cervical dysplasia, cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, or cervical cancer.

Methods for the treatment of squamous cell carcinoma using a p53-expressing viral vector are disclosed. In particular embodiments, the vector is a replication-deficient adenovirus. In addition, there are provided methods for examining the development and treatment of microscopic residual disease in the context of post-surgical environments and in body cavities.

This invention relates to methods of screening for compounds capable of inducing apoptosis in certain tumor cells. The invention also relates to compounds identified by such methods. In addition, the invention relates to methods for the in vitro diagnosis of Xeroderma pigmentosum and compounds useful in these methods.

This invention provides a recombinant adenovirus expression vector characterized by the partial or total deletion of the adenoviral protein IX DNA and having a gene encoding a foreign protein or a functional fragment or mutant thereof. Transformed host cells and a method of producing recombinant proteins and gene therapy also are included within the scope of this invention. Thus, for example, the adenoviral vector of this invention can contain a foreign gene for the expression of a protein effective in regulating the cell cycle, such as p53, Rb, or mitosin, or in inducing cell death, such as the conditional suicide gene thymidine dinase. (The latter must be used in conjunction with a thymidine kinase metabolite in order to be effective.)

The invention discloses a preparation method for genetically coded holoprotein catenane. Protein monomer molecules are intertwined with one another by a protein interlocking structure unit and are cyclized by protein reaction pairs similar to disk label-disk catcher coupling reaction pairs to form catenane; firstly, a coding gene which includes the protein reaction pairs and corresponds to a recombined protein of the protein interlocking structure unit is constructed, introduced into a vector plasmid and expressed in a cell to purify an expression protein to obtain protein catenane. By use of a gene coding form, the proteins with the catenane structures are obtained more efficiently in a cell body; therefore the difficulty in preparation of the protein catenane can be reduced to the maximum extent, and active proteins with stable functions can be obtained.