An engineered Newcastle Disease Virus (NDV) vector is provided. In particular, the present disclosure provides methods of treating or preventing a disease such as cancer, or an infectious disease, or methods for eliciting an immune response, with the engineered NDV vector. The engineered NDV vector provided herein is useful as an immunogenic composition, an oncolytic agent, or a vaccine.

This invention relates to a method of treating a dog for canine diseases comprising administering to the dog therapeutically effective amounts of a vaccine, wherein the vaccine comprises viral antigens, a bacterin, or both, and wherein the vaccine is administered subcutaneously or orally according to the schedules provided herein.

The present invention relates to compositions of recombinant polynucleic acid constructs comprising at least one nucleic acid sequence encoding an siRNA capable of binding to a target mRNA and at least one nucleic acid sequence encoding a gene of interest. Also disclosed herein is use of the compositions in treating a disease or a condition and in simultaneously modulating expression of two or more genes.

Disclosed are a recombinant RBD protein of SARS-CoV-2, and a method for preparing the same. The recombinant RBD protein has a signal polypeptide sequence, an RBD protein sequence, a transmembrane domain sequence and a tag sequence in order from N-terminus to C-terminus. The recombinant RBD protein may be expressed on cell membranes, which facilitates protein stability, enrichment and detection.

Plants and plant produced compositions which include Coronavirus S proteins are disclosed. These may be used as vaccines, boosters or immune modulators. The compositions have been shown to reduce the inflammatory cytokine response by altering cytokine levels when administered to an animal. The compositions may be used as an immune modulator to reduce/ameliorate or prevent the cytokine storm often associated with Coronavirus or other virus infection. The compositions may also be used to produce additive protection when administered with any vaccine composition to increase vaccine effectiveness. The compositions when used as vaccines have been shown to protect newborn animals through passive immunity.

The present invention relates i.a. to a recombinant avian coronavirus spike protein or fragment thereof comprising a mutation at amino acid position 267 to Cysteine. Further, the present invention relates to an immunogenic composition comprising an avian coronavirus with such spike protein.

This invention provides compositions and methods for providing high product yield of transgenes encoding biopharmaceutical polypeptides in cyanobacteria and microalgae.

A recombinant protein and a vaccine composition for porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) are provided. The recombinant protein is a fusion protein formed by connecting the truncated segment of S protein (Spike protein) from porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) in tandem with the Fc fragment of porcine IgG, and the truncated fragment of S protein is preferably selected from N-terminal domain (NTD) with sialic acid binding activity in S1 subunit of S protein, neutralizing epitope domain (COE) and multiple B-cell epitopes in S2 subunit; the vaccine composition contains recombinant protein and adjuvants. The recombinant protein of the application can produce IgG antibody and neutralizing antibody titers of rather high level after immunizing mice, and the proportions of CD3.sup.+CD4.sup.+, CD3.sup.+CD8.sup.+ lymphocytes and the concentrations of IFN-γ and IL-4 in lymphocytes are significantly increased.

Provided are a recombinant N protein of SARS-CoV-2 and methods for preparing the same and for purifying the same. The recombinant N protein of SARS-CoV-2 has an N protein sequence, wherein each of both ends of the N protein sequence are linked to an oligolysine fragment. An expression method for the recombinant N protein includes: a. providing a sample including the recombinant N protein; and b. performing cation exchange chromatography resin purification treatment at least once, and collecting breakthrough substance. The method may effectively improve the expression purity of the recombinant N protein.

This document provides methods and materials related to selected severe acute respiratory distress coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) polypeptides. For example, this document provides vaccine compositions that contain one or more selected SARS-CoV-2 polypeptides provided herein and that have the ability to induce or increase immune responses against coronaviruses such as SARS-CoV-2 within a mammal (e.g., a human).