A composition and method for regulating the migration of immune cells. The method for regulating the migration of immune cells comprises the step of strengthening or weakening the interaction between Hsp90 and α4 integrin in immune cells. Also provided is an immune cell capable of strengthening or weakening the interaction between Hsp90 and α4 integrin and a pharmaceutical composition thereof. The present method and pharmaceutical composition may be used to treat pathogen infections and autoimmune diseases or to kill tumor cells.

The present invention relates to a nano-ligand for promoting cell adhesion and differentiation of stem cells and a method of promoting cell adhesion and differentiation of stem cells by using the nano-ligand, and the method of promoting cell adhesion and differentiation of stem cells according to the present invention may temporally and spatially, and reversibly control nano-ligand sliding by applying a magnetic field to a substrate including the nano-ligands, and efficiently control stem cell adhesion and differentiation ex vivo or in vivo through the magnetic-field based on spatiotemporal control.

The present invention provides peptides and peptide-conjugates that bind to α.sub.vβ.sub.6 integrin. The peptide-conjugates can be used for a variety of imaging and therapeutic applications. Methods of use and peptide optimization are also provided herein.

Surfaces and processes are provided for immobilization of multimer polypeptides that preserves the functionality and active conformation of the native multimeric polypeptides. The multimer polypeptide is a self-assembled multimer and comprises both a first and a second chimeric polypeptide.

The present invention provides methods for preselecting TILs based on PD-1, CD39, CD38, CD103, CD101, LAG3, TIM3 and/or TIGIT expression, as well as methods for expanding those preselected PD-1, CD39, CD38, CD103, CD101, LAG3, TIM3 and/or TIGIT positive TILs in order to produce therapeutic populations of TILs with enhanced tumor-specific killing capacity (e.g., enhanced cytotoxicity).

The present disclosure provides methods and composition for treating multi-drug resistant cancers, in particular, breast cancers, via administration to a subject the composition including a peptide having a sequence complementary to a highly conserved motif present in substantially all integrins responsible for an integrin-mediated attachment-independent chemoresistance to one or more chemotherapeutic agents. The binding of the sequence of the peptide to the highly conserved motif will enhance accumulation of the chemotherapeutic agents in the tumor-initiating cells and in turn restores the function of the chemotherapeutic agents in the tumor-initiating cells.

The present invention provides engineered platelets with chimeric platelet receptors (CPR) with a desired target specificity. Additionally, the engineered platelets may comprise cargo which may be released upon activation of the platelet. Additionally, the platelets may be generated in vitro from megakaryocytes engineered to generate non-thrombogenic platelets.

The present invention relates to a biologic that inhibits angiogenesis. In particular, the present invention relates to fusion proteins that inhibit the integrin activated pathway and one other angiogenic factor-activated pathway as well as formulation compositions of such fusion proteins, as well as methods for producing and using the same.

Methods and compositions are provided for assessing, treating, and preventing diseases, especially cancer, using cancer-associated targets (CAT). Methods and compositions are also provided for determining or predicting the effectiveness of a treatment for these diseases or for selecting a treatment, using CAT. Methods and compositions are further provided for modulating cell function using CAT. Also provided are compositions that modulate CAT (e.g., antagonists or agonists), such as antibodies, proteins, small molecule compounds, and nucleic acid agents (e.g., RNAi and antisense agents), as well as pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Further provided are methods of screening for agents that modulate CAT, and agents identified by these screening methods.

The present invention relates to a nano-ligand for promoting cell adhesion and differentiation of stem cells and a method of promoting cell adhesion and differentiation of stem cells by using the nano-ligand, and the method of promoting cell adhesion and differentiation of stem cells according to the present invention may temporally and spatially, and reversibly control nano-ligand sliding by applying a magnetic field to a substrate including the nano-ligands, and efficiently control stem cell adhesion and differentiation ex vivo or in vivo through the magnetic-field based on spatiotemporal control.