The present disclosure relates to a novel, engineered enveloped vector that can be used for gene delivery. The engineered enveloped vector comprises an engineered envelope comprising: (a) a viral envelope protein and optionally, (b) a non-viral membrane-bound protein. The present disclosure also provides a method of making and using the engineered enveloped vector.

The invention provides Natural Killer (NK) cells that have a reduced or ablated Signal Regulatory Protein Alpha (SIRP) function when compared to a NK cell having an unmodified SIRP function that effectively kills a population of cancer cells that express CD47.

The present disclosure provides recombinant fusogenic proteins comprising a rhabdovirus glycoprotein (G) and a targeting molecule attached to the N-terminus of the rhabdovirus glycoprotein. Further provided are related recombinant polynucleotides, host cells, and pharmaceutical compositions. Recombinant viruses, e.g., recombinant pseudotyped viruses, and cell-derived nanovesicles comprising the recombinant polynucleotides are also provided. Further provided are methods for using the recombinant fusogenic proteins, polynucleotides, viruses, and cell-derived nanovesicles, and/or pharmaceutical compositions thereof, including their use in the treatment of cancer.

Provided is a chimeric antigen receptor targeting CLL1 and an application thereof. The chimeric antigen receptor targeting CLL1 comprises an antigen binding domain, a hinge region, a transmembrane domain and a signal transduction domain; the antigen binding domain is an anti-CLL1 antibody. The present application uses an anti-CLL1 antibody as the antigen binding domain to construct a chimeric antigen receptor molecule, the chimeric antigen receptor targeting CLL1 has specific targeting effect on CLL1 positive tumor cells, and immune cells expressing chimeric antigen receptor targeting CLL1 have a significant killing effect in vitro and in vivo, and secrete a large amount of cytokine IFN- after co-cultured with CLL1 positive tumor cells, which has a specific clearance effect on CLL1 positive tumor cells.

Identification of effective targets alleviating the programmed cell removal (PrCR) of tumor cells by macrophages is of very high interest. The present inventors have identified that the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p21 protein is a strong regulator of the macrophage-mediated PrCR. Also, they showed that the adoptive transfer of p21 overexpressing monocytes induces macrophage PrCR and transition from an anti-inflammatory to a pro-inflammatory phenotype in vivo, delays cancer progression and increases significantly the overall survival of mice engrafted with cancer cells. The present invention therefore concerns therapeutic compositions comprising monocytes that over-express the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p21 protein, and their use for treating mammals suffering from cancer, especially leukemia.

A ribonucleic acid (RNA) or deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) molecule, which includes an RNA Booster sequence and a sequence of interest encoding at least one antigen. Also, methods for robust transient RNA expression, in particular in the field of vaccination.

The invention provides Natural Killer (NK) cells that have a reduced or ablated Signal Regulatory Protein Alpha (SIRP) function when compared to a NK cell having an unmodified SIRP function that effectively kills a population of cancer cells that express CD47.

Identification of effective targets alleviating the programmed cell removal (PrCR) of tumor cells by macrophages is of very high interest. The present inventors have identified that the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p21 protein is a strong regulator of the macrophage-mediated PrCR. Also, they showed that the adoptive transfer of p21 overexpressing monocytes induces macrophage PrCR and transition from an anti-inflammatory to a pro-inflammatory phenotype in vivo, delays cancer progression and increases significantly the overall survival of mice engrafted with cancer cells. The present invention therefore concerns therapeutic compositions comprising monocytes that over-express the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p21 protein, and their use for treating mammals suffering from cancer, especially leukemia.