Provided herein are systems comprising one or both of cytokines and/or synthetic pathway activators. Also provided herein are systems comprising one or more suppressors of gene expression, and one or both of cytokines and/or synthetic pathway activators. Also provided are systems of chimeric priming receptors that bind ALPG and/or ALPP, chimeric antigen receptors that bind MSLN, and at least one of one or more suppressors of gene expression, and/or one or both of cytokines and/or synthetic pathway activators; cells expressing such systems; and methods of use thereof.

The present invention is directed to methods for generating one or more genetically modified cells by using a circular single stranded DNA (CiSSD) as a donor template and targeting genome modification. These methods include transferring one or more DNA polynucleotides into the cell for site-specific nuclease-mediated DNA repair and selecting one or more cells having the transferred DNA incorporated into the cell's genome.

Dual-chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) cell systems are disclosed that can be used with adoptive cell transfer to target and kill cancers expressing tumor antigens (TA) that are also expressed on healthy hematopoietic cells. In some embodiments, the dual CAR cell expresses a first CAR polypeptide that contains in an ectodomain a binding agent that can selectively bind CD83 on CD83-expressing cancer cells (anti-CD83 binding agent), and a second CAR polypeptide that contains in an ectodomain an antigen-binding agent that can bind a second tumor antigen that is expressed on both the cancer and healthy hematopoietic cells (anti-TA binding agent), such as CD33, CLEC12A, CD123, or FLT3.

Provided are chimeric antigen receptors (CAR) specific to a selected tumor antigen. Also provided are structure designs and function profiles of provided CAR candidates.

This document provides methods and materials involved in treating cancer. For example, methods and materials for modulating (e.g., increasing or decreasing) an interleukin-1 (IL-1) signaling pathway (e.g., an IL-1signaling pathway) during an adoptive cell therapy (e.g., a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy) are provided. In some cases, one or more inhibitors of an interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1RA) polypeptide can be used to increasing IL-1 signaling (e.g., to reduce immunosuppression of the administered cells). In some cases, CAR T cells having a reduced level of an interleukin 1 receptor, type I (IL-1R1) polypeptide can have decreased IL-1 signaling (e.g., to reduce T cell toxicity associated with the administered cells).

Provided herein are cell surface receptors that include an extracellular binding domain, a transmembrane domain, an intracellular signaling domain, and a protease cleavage site disposed between the extracellular binding domain and the intracellular signaling domain. In certain aspects, the cell surface receptors are engineered cell surface receptors, such as chimeric antigen receptors (CARs). Also provided are cells that include such receptors (e.g., where the cells express the receptors on their surface) and pharmaceutical compositions including such cells. Nucleic acids that encode the cell surface receptors, cells including such nucleic acids, and pharmaceutical compositions including such cells, are also provided. Also provided are methods for regulating signaling of a cell surface receptor, and methods of using the cells of the present disclosure, including methods of using such cells to administer a regulatable cell-based therapy to an individual.

Aspects of the disclosure relate to novel scFv molecules that are useful for incorporation into novel chimeric antigen receptors with enhance anti-tumor activity. Further aspects relate to a polypeptide comprising a CAR comprising, in order from amino proximal to carboxy proximal end, a scFv, a transmembrane domain, a torsional linker, and a cytoplasmic region comprising a primary intracellular signaling domain, wherein the torsional linker comprises 1-12 alanine residues. Also described are nucleic acids comprising a sequence encoding a polypeptide of the disclosure, vectors, such as lentiviral vectors comprising the nucleic acids of the disclosure, cells comprising and/or expressing nucleic acids and/or polypeptides of the disclosure, and populations of cells comprising the cell embodiments of the disclosure. Also provided are methods of making cells that express a polypeptide and methods of treating patients with the polypeptides and cell compositions of the disclosure.

Provided herein are cell surface receptors that include an extracellular binding domain, a transmembrane domain, an intracellular signaling domain, and a protease cleavage site disposed between the extracellular binding domain and the intracellular signaling domain. In certain aspects, the cell surface receptors are engineered cell surface receptors, such as chimeric antigen receptors (CARs). Also provided are cells that include such receptors (e.g., where the cells express the receptors on their surface) and pharmaceutical compositions including such cells. Nucleic acids that encode the cell surface receptors, cells including such nucleic acids, and pharmaceutical compositions including such cells, are also provided. Also provided are methods for regulating signaling of a cell surface receptor, and methods of using the cells of the present disclosure, including methods of using such cells to administer a regulatable cell-based therapy to an individual.