Provided herein are recombinant fusion polypeptides comprising one or more antigenic peptides (e.g., fused to a PEST-containing peptide) from cancer-associated proteins. The antigenic peptides can comprise one or more or all of an antigenic peptide comprising a recurrent cancer mutation, an antigenic peptide comprising a heteroclitic mutation, or an antigenic peptide fused to a ubiquitin protein. For example, provided herein are recombinant fusion polypeptides comprising two or more antigenic peptides (e.g., fused to a PEST-containing peptide), wherein each antigenic peptide comprises a recurrent cancer mutation, and wherein at least two of the antigenic peptides are fragments of the same cancer-associated protein. Also provided are nucleic acids encoding such fusion polypeptides, recombinant bacteria or Listeria strains comprising such fusion polypeptides or such nucleic acids, and cell banks comprising such recombinant bacteria or Listeria strains. Also provided herein are methods of generating such fusion polypeptides, such nucleic acids, and such recombinant bacteria or Listeria strains. Also provided are immunogenic compositions, pharmaceutical compositions, and vaccines comprising such fusion polypeptides, such nucleic acids, or such recombinant bacteria or Listeria strains. Also provided are methods of inducing an anti-tumor-associated-antigen immune response in a subject, methods of inducing an anti-tumor or anti-cancer immune response in a subject, methods of treating a tumor or cancer in a subject, methods of preventing a tumor or cancer in a subject, and methods of protecting a subject against a tumor or cancer using such recombinant fusion polypeptides, nucleic acids, recombinant bacteria or Listeria strains, immunogenic compositions, pharmaceutical compositions, or vaccines.

Provided herein are nanoparticles which enhance the immunogenicity of antigens for use in Beta coronavirus (e.g., MERS-CoV, SARS-CoV-1, or SARS-CoV-2) vaccines, as well as immunogenic compositions comprising the antigen nanoparticles and additional adjuvants for further enhancing immunogenicity.

Provided herein are immunogenic compositions comprising an immunogen with at least one complement component 5 (C5) epitope, wherein the immunogen is capable of generating autologous anti-C5 antibodies in a subject. In certain embodiments, such compositions are employed for treating and preventing complement component 5 (C5) related diseases. In certain embodiments, the immunogenic compositions comprise virus like particles and/or PADRE sequences, in addition to the C5 epitope(s).

Provided herein are recombinant fusion polypeptides comprising one or more antigenic peptides (e.g., fused to a PEST-containing peptide) from cancer-associated proteins. The antigenic peptides can comprise one or more or all of an antigenic peptide comprising a recurrent cancer mutation, an antigenic peptide comprising a heteroclitic mutation, or an antigenic peptide fused to a ubiquitin protein. For example, provided herein are recombinant fusion polypeptides comprising two or more antigenic peptides (e.g., fused to a PEST-containing peptide), wherein each antigenic peptide comprises a recurrent cancer mutation, and wherein at least two of the antigenic peptides are fragments of the same cancer-associated protein. Also provided are nucleic acids encoding such fusion polypeptides, recombinant bacteria or Listeria strains comprising such fusion polypeptides or such nucleic acids, and cell banks comprising such recombinant bacteria or Listeria strains. Also provided herein are methods of generating such fusion polypeptides, such nucleic acids, and such recombinant bacteria or Listeria strains. Also provided are immunogenic compositions, pharmaceutical compositions, and vaccines comprising such fusion polypeptides, such nucleic acids, or such recombinant bacteria or Listeria strains. Also provided are methods of inducing an anti-tumor-associated-antigen immune response in a subject, methods of inducing an anti-tumor or anti-cancer immune response in a subject, methods of treating a tumor or cancer in a subject, methods of preventing a tumor or cancer in a subject, and methods of protecting a subject against a tumor or cancer using such recombinant fusion polypeptides, nucleic acids, recombinant bacteria or Listeria strains, immunogenic compositions, pharmaceutical compositions, or vaccines.

The present invention discloses a conjugate comprising an antigen (for example a saccharide antigen) covalently linked to a Pseudomonas aeruginosa PcrV carrier protein comprising an amino acid sequence which is at least 80% identical to the sequence of SEQ ID NO:1-4, wherein the antigen is linked (either directly or through a linker) to an amino acid residue of the P. aeruginosa PcrV carrier protein. The invention also discloses Pseudomonas aeruginosa PcrV proteins that contain glycosylation site consensus sequences.

Provided herein are host cells capable of producing hybrid oligosaccharides and polysaccharides, wherein said hybrid oligosaccharides and polysaccharides do not comprise a hexose at the reducing end of their first repeat unit. Also provided herein are hybrid oligosaccharides or polysaccharides and bioconjugates which can be produced by the host cells described herein, wherein said bioconjugates comprise a carrier protein linked to a hybrid oligosaccharide or polysaccharide that does not comprise a hexose at the reducing end of its first repeat unit.

The present invention provides a complex for use in the prevention and/or treatment of cancer, the complex comprising a) a cell penetrating peptide, b) at least one antigen or antigenic epitope, and c) at least one TLR peptide agonist, wherein the components a)-c) are covalently linked. In particular, compositions for use in the prevention and/or treatment of cancer, such as a pharmaceutical compositions and vaccines are provided.

The present invention relates to a nucleic acid sequence, comprising or coding for a coding region, encoding at least one peptide or protein comprising an allergenic antigen or an autoimmune self-antigen or a fragment, variant or derivative thereof, at least one histone stem-loop and a poly(A) sequence or a polyadenylation signal. Furthermore the present invention provides the use of the nucleic acid for increasing the expression of said encoded peptide or protein. It also discloses its use for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition, especially a vaccine, e.g. for use in the treatment of allergies or autoimmune diseases. The present invention further describes a method for increasing the expression of a peptide or protein comprising an allergenic antigen or an autoimmune self-antigen or a fragment, variant or derivative thereof, using the nucleic acid comprising or coding for a histone stem-loop and a poly(A) sequence or a polyadenylation signal.

The present invention relates to fusion polypeptides comprising (a) a 4-oxalocrotonate tautomerase (4-OT)-based polypeptide scaffold which is capable of forming multimers, and (b) a polypeptide antigen; and homo- and hetero-multimers thereof. The invention also provides nucleic acid molecules and vectors encoding the fusion polypeptides and multimers; and methods of using the fusion polypeptides, multimers, nucleic acid molecules and vectors to produce an immunogenic response against the polypeptide antigen.

The present disclosure provides nanostructures (e.g., monolayer or bilayer nanostructures) comprising porphyrins with cobalt chelated thereto such that the cobalt metal resides within monolayer or bilayer in the porphyrin macrocycle. The nanostructures can have presentation molecules comprising epitopes from microorganisms with a histidine tag attached thereto, such that at least a part of the his-tag is within the monolayer or bilayer and coordinated to the cobalt metal core and the presentation molecules are exposed to the outside of the nanostructures. The nanostructures can further comprise a cargo. The nanostructures can be used to deliver the cargo to an individual.