In some aspects, described herein are cell culture media that are useful for in vitro culture of mammalian cells. The culture media contain a variety of small organic compounds that are found in normal adult human blood. Also described are methods of using the culture media for a variety of purposes. Also described are methods of treating cancer.

The present invention provides isolated polypeptides isolatable from a Fusobacterium spp. Also provided by the present invention are compositions that include one or more of the polypeptides, and methods for making and methods for using the polypeptides.

The invention relates to the treatment and/or prevention of tumor diseases associated with cells expressing CLDN6, in particular cancer and cancer metastasis using antibodies which bind to CLDN6. The present application demonstrates that the binding of antibodies to CLDN6 on the surface of tumor cells is sufficient to inhibit growth of the tumor and to prolong survival and extend the lifespan of tumor patients. Furthermore, binding of antibodies to CLDN6 is efficient in inhibiting growth of CLDN6 positive germ cell tumors such as teratocarcinomas or embryonal carcinomas, in particular germ cell tumors of the testis.

The present invention pertains to fields of biochemistry and molecular biology, relates to an αO-superfamily conotoxin peptide, pharmaceutical composition thereof, preparation method and use thereof. The present invention further relates to a propeptide of the conotoxin peptide, nucleic acid construct thereof, expression vector and transformed cell thereof, and fusion protein thereof. The present invention further relates to a method for blocking acetylcholine receptors as well as a use of the conotoxin peptide in the manufacture of a medicament. The new αO-superfamily conotoxin peptide of the present invention is capable of specifically blocking acetylcholine receptor (nAChRs) (e.g., α9α10 nAChR), and NMDA receptor (e.g., NR2C NMDAR), and has activity for treatment of neuralgia, addiction, and activity for treatment of chemotherapy of cancers, breast cancer, lung cancer, wound healing, epilepsia, ischemia, and thus is promising in the manufacture of analgesic, a medicament for treatment of addiction, and a tool drug for neuroscience.

The present invention pertains to fields of biochemistry and molecular biology, relates to an αO-superfamily conotoxin peptide, pharmaceutical composition thereof, preparation method and use thereof. The present invention further relates to a propeptide of the conotoxin peptide, nucleic acid construct thereof, expression vector and transformed cell thereof, and fusion protein thereof. The present invention further relates to a method for blocking acetylcholine receptors as well as a use of the conotoxin peptide in the manufacture of a medicament. The new αO-superfamily conotoxin peptide of the present invention is capable of specifically blocking acetylcholine receptor (nAChRs) (e.g., α9α10 nAChR), and NMDA receptor (e.g., NR2C NMDAR), and has activity for treatment of neuralgia, addiction, and activity for treatment of chemotherapy of cancers, breast cancer, lung cancer, wound healing, epilepsia, ischemia, and thus is promising in the manufacture of analgesic, a medicament for treatment of addiction, and a tool drug for neuroscience.

The present invention relates to polypeptides comprising a carbohydrate-binding module amino acid sequence and an alpha-amylase amino acid sequence as well as to the application of such polypeptides.

Chimeric polypeptides comprising a dihydrotestosterone (DHT) reductase moiety, such as 3 alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (3α-HSD), fused to a signal peptide moiety, polynucleotides encoding same, and compositions comprising at least one microorganism cell capable of secreting the chimeric polypeptide, are provided. Further provided are methods and kits for treating, preventing or ameliorating androgen-dependent disorders, including but not limited to androgenic alopecia.

The present invention discloses immunomodulating compositions. More particularly, the present invention discloses compositions comprising an immune-modulating agent and a lectin-interactive agent, which are useful for stimulating and prolonging host immune cell responses. The compositions of the present invention are particularly useful in the treatment and/or prophylaxis of a range of conditions including pathogenic infections, autoimmune diseases, transplant rejection, graft versus host disease, allergies, inflammatory disease, as well as cancers and tumors.

The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having xylanase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.

Described is a vaccine for prevention and treatment of cancer characterized by microsatellite instability (MSI). The vaccine contains an MSI-specific frameshift peptide (FSP) generating humoral and cellular responses against tumor cells or a nucleic acid encoding said FSP. The vaccine of the present invention is particularly useful for the prevention/treatment of colorectal cancer, endometrial cancer, gastric cancer or small bowel cancer.