The present invention relates to methods for inducing an immune response, in particular methods for inducing an immune response against mycobacterial infections or disease comprising (i) at least one administration of a polypeptide Rv1196 related antigen and at least one administration of an adenovirus encoding a Rv1196 related antigen or (ii) at least one administration of a polypeptide Rv0125 related antigen and at least one administration of an adenovirus encoding a Rv0125 related antigen. Associated compositions, adenoviral constructs and polynucleotide sequences are also provided.

Modified E1a regulatory sequences are provided, wherein at least one Pea3 binding site, or a functional portion thereof, is deleted. Also provided are modified E1a sequences that selectively express particular isoforms. Also provided is an E1b-19K clone insertion site. These modified sequences can be used individually, or in combination with one another, to provide tumor-selective expression of proteins.

Synthetic adenoviruses having chimeric fiber proteins and liver detargeting mutations are described. The synthetic adenovirus vectors are capable of specifically infecting cells at wound sites or in regions of damaged tissue. The synthetic adenovirus vectors also are capable of expressing transgenes, such as wound healing factors, at sites of wounded or damaged tissue. Accordingly, the described vectors can be used to detect wounded or damaged tissue, and/or to promote wound healing and regeneration of damaged tissue, such as by expression of heterologous wound healing or tissue regeneration factors.

A method of vaccinating a subject is provided, where a cancer protective response is produced. A first vaccine comprises an adenovirus vector comprising at least one nucleic acid molecule that produces a cancer protective response is administered, followed by one or more second vaccines comprising an alphavirus replicon particle comprising RNA comprising or produced from the nucleic acid molecule. In an embodiment the cancer is prostate cancer.

The invention relates to a nucleic acid molecule encoding at least one AAV Rep polypeptide, wherein one or more of the AAV (p5), (p19) and (p40) promoters have been modified to reduce or eliminate expression of one or more of the Rep polypeptides, or the nucleic acid molecule does not encode functional (Rep52) or (Rep40) polypeptides, or the nucleic acid molecule does not encode a functional adenovirus inhibitor sequence. The invention also relates to a process for producing recombinant AAV vectors through the use of a 2-adenovirus system, wherein all of the genes required for AAV replication and packaging (i.e. an AAV rep sequence of the invention, AAV cap and the AAV transfer vector comprising a transgene) may be encoded within two adenoviruses.

The invention relates to a composition comprising a peptide and an immunotherapeutic composition, and a method of inducing phagocytosis without inflammation comprising administering the composition.

Compositions and methods are presented for prevention and/or treatment of a coronavirus disease wherein the composition comprises comprises a recombinant entity. The recombinant entity comprises a nucleic acid that encodes a nucleocapsid protein of coronavirus 2 (CoV2); and/or wherein the recombinant entity encodes a spike protein of CoV2.

Compositions and methods are presented for prevention and/or treatment of a coronavirus disease wherein the composition comprises a recombinant entity. The recombinant entity comprises a nucleic acid that encodes a nucleocapsid protein of coronavirus 2 (CoV2); and/or wherein the recombinant entity encodes a spike protein of CoV2.

Methods of treating an age-related disorder in a subject are provided. Aspects of the methods include administering to the subject a nucleic acid vector including a coding sequence for telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) and/or telomerase RNA (TR). Gene therapy methods are also provided. Aspects of the invention further include compositions, e.g., nuclcic acid vectors and kits, etc., that find use in methods of the invention.

Disclosed herein are methods for inducing immunity against a severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2) in a patient in need thereof. The method comprises administering a vaccine composition comprising a self-adjuvanted SARS-CoV2 Spike (S) RNA-based vaccine (AAHI-SC2), followed by administering a replication defective adenovirus (hAd5) vaccine composition, wherein the adenovirus comprises an E1 gene region deletion and an E2b gene region deletion.