The present invention relates to the discovery of compositions and methods for altering Amyloid Precursor Protein (APP) processing. Alerting APP processing is aids the treatment of neuropathological disorders such as those associated with HIV infection and Alzheimer's disease (AD). The invention includes fusion protein constructs that include an effector protein and an HSV US9 protein or functionally active fragment thereof that reduce the amount of amyloid -protein produced in a cell.

The present disclosure relates to a method for detecting a brain injury in a subject by comparing the amount of ADAM10 protein in a blood sample from the subject to a reference standard or to the amount of ADAM10 in a blood sample from a control. An increase in the amount of ADAM10 in the subject blood sample relative to the reference standard or control is indicative of the subject having sustained a brain injury, in particular a traumatic brain injury (TBI). The present disclosure also provides novel antibody and antibody fragments that bind to ADAM10 at different positions.

The present invention relates to the discovery of compositions and methods for altering Amyloid Precursor Protein (APP) processing. Alerting APP processing is aids the treatment of neuropathological disorders such as those associated with HIV infection and Alzheimer's disease (AD). The invention includes fusion protein constructs that include an effector protein and an HSV US9 protein or functionally active fragment thereof that reduce the amount of amyloid -protein produced in a cell.

Described herein are compositions and techniques related to generation and therapeutic application of artificial synapses. Artificial synapses are engineered extracellular vesicles, including exosomes, which incorporate sticky binders on their surface to anchor signaling domains against biological targets, such as receptors. These engineered additives can be organized in genetic vector constructs, expressed in mammalian cells, wherein the sticky binders attach to extracellular vesicles such as exosomes, thereby presenting their joined signaling domains which are rapidly taken up by recipient cells. Artificial synapses adopt the hallmark biophysical and biochemical features of extracellular vesicles, allowing for rapid deployment and scale-up. Importantly, this strategy can allow for kinetically favorable signal generation and signal propagation. This includes, for example, increasing density of agonist presentation to support receptor clusteringan onerous barrier for traditional receptor targeting strategies.

Described herein are compositions and techniques related to generation and therapeutic application of artificial synapses. Artificial synapses are engineered extracellular vesicles, including exosomes, which incorporate sticky binders on their surface to anchor signaling domains against biological targets, such as receptors. These engineered additives can be organized in genetic vector constructs, expressed in mammalian cells, wherein the sticky binders attach to extracellular vesicles such as exosomes, thereby presenting their joined signaling domains which are rapidly taken up by recipient cells. Artificial synapses adopt the hallmark biophysical and biochemical features of extracellular vesicles, allowing for rapid deployment and scale-up. Importantly, this strategy can allow for kinetically favorable signal generation and signal propagation. This includes, for example, increasing density of agonist presentation to support receptor clusteringan onerous barrier for traditional receptor targeting strategies.