The present invention relates to Chimeric Antigen Receptors (CAR) that are recombinant chimeric proteins able to redirect immune cell specificity and reactivity toward selected membrane antigens, and more particularly in which extracellular ligand binding is a scFV derived from a BCMA monoclonal antibody, conferring specific immunity against BCMA positive cells. The engineered immune cells endowed with such CARs are particularly suited for treating lymphomas, multiple myeloma and leukemia.

Provided herein are T-cell receptor (TCR) fusion proteins (TFPs), T-cells engineered to express one or more TFPs, and methods of use thereof for the treatment of diseases, including cancer.

Aspects of the invention are drawn to induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) and re-differentiated T cells from iPSC, related compositions, and methods of using the same.

A bispecific or dual target CAR or CAR-T cells can be used to treat and/or prevent an autoimmune disease. The bispecific CAR may target CD19 and BCMA. The CAR may have a loop structure, which is shown as follow: L-VL, CD19-VH, BCMA-VL, BCMA-VH, CD19-H-TM-C-CD3; the BCMA-CD19 CAR-T cells transduced by the chimeric antigen receptor targeting CD19 and BCMA can completely block the pathway of producing autoantibodies, and completely cover the B cells, plasmablasts and plasma cells at multiple differentiation stages that produce autoantibodies, so that the dual-target CAR-T therapy designed based on this concept can be aimed at refractory SLE and is expected to achieve faster remission and deeper and lasting curative effect.

Disclosed herein are methods of detecting a target viral nucleic acid sequence, determining the localization of the target viral nucleic acid sequence, and/or quantifying the number of target viral nucleic acid sequences in a cell. This method may be used on small target nucleic acid sequences, and may be referred to as Nano-FISH or viral Nano-FISH.

Provided herein, in some embodiments, are methods and compositions (e.g., cell compositions) for the treatment of cancer.

A group of anti-BCMA single domain antibodies, as well as genes of the single domain antibodies in the group, a vector containing the single domain antibodies in the group, a chimeric antigen receptor, and a T cell modified by a chimeric antigen receptor, and detection and treatment application of the single domain antibodies in the group. The anti-BCMA single domain antibodies have high activity, high stability, high specificity, and high binding capability.

Provided herein are constitutively active chimeric cytokine receptors (CACCRs). When present on chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-bearing immune cells, such CACCRs allow for increased immune cell activation, proliferation, persistence, and/or potency. Also provided are methods of making and using the CACCRs described herein.

The present disclosure provides systems, methods, and compositions for conditionally regulating expression of a target gene. Aspects of the present disclosure utilize intracellular signal transduction pathways to regulate the expression of a gene (e.g., transgene, exogenous gene, endogenous gene).

An isolated immune regulatory cell having an exogenous cell death-inducing moiety attached to a surface thereof is disclosed herein. Additionally, a molecule comprising a cell death-inducing moiety heterologously attached to an immune regulatory cell-specific binding moiety is disclosed herein. Methods of generating and using same as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising same are also disclosed.