The present invention provides detection reagents and method for determining risk of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and/or susceptibility to neurodegenerative disease in a subject.

Provided herein, in some embodiments, are methods and compositions for purifying antibodies from cellular cultures using one or more thiol containing additives during a purification process, for example in a chromatographic purification process.

Provided herein, in some embodiments, are methods and compositions for purifying antibodies from cellular cultures using one or more thiol containing additives during a purification process, for example in a chromatographic purification process.

The present disclosure discusses a method of separating and/or purifying acidic peptides by the use of a mobile phase having a pH greater than or about equal to the isoelectric point of one or more of the metal oxides in the flow path.

Site-specific modifications of proteins are desirable in biotechnological applications such as biopharmaceuticals, immunotherapy, vaccines, and are useful in chemical biology. Gluconoylation is a non-enzymatic, covalent, post-translational modification commonly observed on N-terminal His-Tags bearing proteins. We synthesized glucono-1,5-lactone derivatives, including azido variants for selective acylation. High yield acylation is achieved by simply mixing derivatives with target protein amidst diverse conditions of temperatures, aqueous buffers, excipients, or complex cell lysate.

Site-specific modifications of proteins are desirable in biotechnological applications such as biopharmaceuticals, immunotherapy, vaccines, and are useful in chemical biology. Gluconoylation is a non-enzymatic, covalent, post-translational modification commonly observed on N-terminal His-Tags bearing proteins. We synthesized glucono-1,5-lactone derivatives, including azido variants for selective acylation. High yield acylation is achieved by simply mixing derivatives with target protein amidst diverse conditions of temperatures, aqueous buffers, excipients, or complex cell lysate.

The present invention relates to novel engineered artificial immunoglobulin (Ig) binding polypeptides comprising three domains and two linkers. The invention further relates to affinity matrices comprising these artificial Ig binding molecules of the invention. The novel Ig binding proteins are particularly useful for the affinity purification of proteins requiring elution at a higher pH (in particular higher than pH 4.2). The invention also relates to a use of the novel Ig binding proteins or affinity matrices for affinity purification of immunoglobulins and to methods of affinity purification using the novel Ig binding proteins of the invention.

The present invention relates to novel engineered artificial immunoglobulin (Ig) binding polypeptides comprising three domains and two linkers. The invention further relates to affinity matrices comprising these artificial Ig binding molecules of the invention. The novel Ig binding proteins are particularly useful for the affinity purification of proteins requiring elution at a higher pH (in particular higher than pH 4.2). The invention also relates to a use of the novel Ig binding proteins or affinity matrices for affinity purification of immunoglobulins and to methods of affinity purification using the novel Ig binding proteins of the invention.

The present invention relates to a method of purifying albumin-fusion proteins to reduce the level of oxidation of susceptible amino acid residues. The method comprises an affinity matrix chromatography step and an anion exchange chromatography step. The purified albumin-fusion proteins have low levels of oxidation and retain their enhanced half-life in vivo and its bioactivity. In some embodiments, the albumin-fusion protein comprises a scaffold, such as human Tenascin C scaffold. Compositions comprising the albumin-fusion protein are further disclosed.

The present invention relates to a method of purifying albumin-fusion proteins to reduce the level of oxidation of susceptible amino acid residues. The method comprises an affinity matrix chromatography step and an anion exchange chromatography step. The purified albumin-fusion proteins have low levels of oxidation and retain their enhanced half-life in vivo and its bioactivity. In some embodiments, the albumin-fusion protein comprises a scaffold, such as human Tenascin C scaffold. Compositions comprising the albumin-fusion protein are further disclosed.